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# StringExtensionsRemoveLeadingString(String, Char, Boolean) Method

Removes one or more instances of a specified char from the beginning of a string.

## Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.StringExtensions
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.171 -- Release Build+4f4d518944b843c059d40b523747cd410a7c216d
C#
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    public static string RemoveLeadingString(
    	this string? value,
    	char charToRemove,
    	bool matchCase = true
    )

VB
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    <ExtensionAttribute>
    Public Shared Function RemoveLeadingString (
    	value As String,
    	charToRemove As Char,
    	Optional matchCase As Boolean = true
    ) As String

C++
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    public:
    [ExtensionAttribute]
    static String^ RemoveLeadingString(
    	String^ value,
    	wchar_t charToRemove,
    	bool matchCase = true
    )

JavaScript
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    Gemstone.StringExtensions.StringExtensions.RemoveLeadingString = function(value, charToRemove, matchCase);

#### Parameters

value String
  The string to process
charToRemove Char
  The char to remove
matchCase Boolean (Optional)
  Set to false for case insensitive search

#### Return Value

String
A string with charToRemove deleted from the beginning

#### Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type String. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

## See Also

#### Reference

StringExtensions Class
RemoveLeadingString Overload
Gemstone.StringExtensions Namespace