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
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	}
	/**
	 * returns the original format string.
	 */
	public String getPattern( )
	{
		return this.formatPattern;
	}
	/**
	 * 
	 * getLoacle() method, return the locale value.
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	 */
	public ULocale getULocale( )
	{
		return this.locale;
	}
	/**
	 * @deprecated since 2.1
	 * @return
	 */
	public Locale getLocale( )
	{
		return getULocale( ).toLocale( );
	}
	/**
	 * 
	 * setLoacle() method, set the locale value.