* @param text
     *            The text to trim
     * @param trimText
     *            The characters to remove
     * @return The resulting string
     */
    public static final String ltrim(final String text, String trimText) {
        if (text == null) {
            return null;
        }
        if (trimText == null) {
            trimText = " ";
        }
        int pos = 0;