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function: trimStart

trimStart(string: string, chars: string): string

trimStart.js, line 24

Removes leading whitespace or specified characters from `string`.

Example(s):

trimStart('  abc  ')
// => 'abc  '

trimStart('-_-abc-_-', '_-')
// => 'abc-_-'

Params:

Name Type Attribute Description
string The string to trim.
chars The characters to trim.

Returns:

string 

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