Syntax
string.trim()
- The trim() method removes whitespace from both sides of a string.
- The trim() method does not change the original string.
Example1
var str = " Hello World! ";
alert(str.trim());
Example2
function myTrim(x) {
return x.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/gm,'');
}
function myFunction() {
var str = myTrim(" Hello World! ");
alert(str);
}
- Remove the whitespace from the beginning and end of a string.
Syntax
jQuery.trim( str )
Example
<script>
var str = " lots of spaces before and after ";
$( "#original" ).html( "Original String: '" + str + "'" );
$( "#trimmed" ).html( "$.trim()'ed: '" + $.trim(str) + "'" );
</script>