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
break;
				case ( '&' ) :
					ret.append(orig.charAt(index));
				index++;
					break;
				case ( '<' ) :
				case ( '>' ) :
					return str;
				
				default :
					if(orig.charAt(index)!=fstr.charAt(i))
					{
						throw new ParseException("Unparseable string: \"" + orig.toString() + "\"",
								index);
					}
					index++;
					break;
			}
		}
		return ret.toString();
	}
	/**
	 * @param trim the trim to set
	 */
	public void setTrim( boolean trim )
	{
		this.trim = trim;
	}
}