FAQ Topic - How do I trim whitespace - trim/trimRight/trimLeft (2008-08-28)

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FAQ Topic - How do I trim whitespace -
trim/trimRight/trimLeft
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Using Regular Expressions (JavaScript 1.2/JScript 3+) :

String.prototype.trimLeft =
function()
{
return this.replace(/^\s+/,'');
}
String.prototype.trimRight =
function()
{
return this.replace(/\s+$/,'');
}
String.prototype.trim =
function()
{
return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');
}

http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6408-10/regexp.htm

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6wzad2b2.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression

http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/courses/it/tutorials/nsJavaScriptRef/contents.htm

http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-valid.htm

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In comp.lang.javascript message <48b5dc7c$0$90275$1472...@news.sunsite.
dk>, Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:02, FAQ server <javas...@dotinternet.be>
posted:
>
>http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/courses/it/tutorials/nsJavaScriptRef/contents.htm
>

Note : while that page is elderly, it provides an excellent source for
the text that it contains, because (unlike so much else) it does not
override the font settings of the browser.

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