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Name

trim()

Examples
String s = "  Somerville MA ";
println(s);  // Prints "  Somerville MA "
String s2 = trim(s);
println(s2); // Prints "Somerville MA"

String[] a = { " inconsistent ", " spacing" };
String[] a2 = trim(a);
println(a2);
Description Removes whitespace characters from the beginning and end of a String. In addition to standard whitespace characters such as space, carriage return, and tab, this function also removes the Unicode "nbsp" character.
Syntax
trim(str)
trim(array)
Parameters
str any String
array a String array
Returns String
Usage Web & Application
Related split()
join()
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:29pm EDT

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