The STRIP function removes blanks or another specified character from the end, the beginning, or both ends of a string expression.
>>-STRIP--(--expression--+-----------------------------------------+--)->< '-+-,--BOTH-----+--+--------------------+-' +-,--B--------+ '-,--strip-character-' +-,--LEADING--+ +-,--L--------+ +-,--TRAILING-+ '-,--T--------'
The STRIP function is identical to the TRIM scalar function. For more information, see TRIM.