Remove spaces out of XML element

Hi,
I have a mapping where i map a flatfile to a xml.
The incoming element can take a max of 27characters, but most of the time we only get 13 characters. So it has some leading spaces in the xml element, how can i remove those spaces?
The outcome now looks like:
<ns0:GTIN> 4260004133753</ns0:GTIN>
But it should be:
<ns0:GTIN>4260004133753</ns0:GTIN>

Hi Ronald,
For removing leading spaces (as seen in your example) you would use
String Left Trim Functoid
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Hi.
Check this:
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