---
title: skipInitialSpaces
framework: createml
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: createml/mldatatable/parsingoptions/skipinitialspaces
---

# skipInitialSpaces

A Boolean value indicating whether to ignore leading spaces of a data field.

## Declaration

```swift
var skipInitialSpaces: Bool
```

## See Also

### Ignoring CSV components

- [skipRows](createml/mldatatable/parsingoptions/skiprows.md)
- [comment](createml/mldatatable/parsingoptions/comment.md)