Bug 192981 Leading white space get trimmed in PDF&HTML output.
Build ID: The Eclipse bundled with BIRT 2.1.3 designer all in one Steps To Reproduce: 1.Create a new blank report. 2.Setup data source and data set component 3.Insert a List 4.Insert a DataItem into the detail slot of List 5.Set the value expression of DataItem to " " + row["Column1"] 6.Run the report to produce PDF or HTML 7.the leading white space is disappeared in output More information: The leading white space is preserved in BIRT 2.1.1, but get disappeared in BIRT 2.1.3 or later version. We want to know whether it's expected behavior or a bug.
core/org.eclipse.birt.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/core/format/StringFormatter.java
{
				case ( '@' ) :
					natt++;
					break;
				case ( '&' ) :
					nand++;
					break;
				case ( '<' ) :
				case ( '>' ) :
					chcase = c;
					break;
				case ( '!' ) :
					dir = true;
					break;
			}
		}
		if ( "Zip Code + 4".equalsIgnoreCase( format ) )
		{
			applyPattern( "@@@@@-@@@@" );
			return;
		}
		if ( "Phone Number".equalsIgnoreCase( format ) )
		{
			applyPattern( "(@@@)@@@-@@@@" );
			return;
		}
		if ( "Social Security Number".equalsIgnoreCase( format ) )
		{
			applyPattern( "@@@-@@-@@@@" );
			return;