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README.md

trim

Trim whitespace characters from the beginning and end of a string.

Usage

var trim = require( '@stdlib/string/base/trim' );

trim( str )

Trims whitespace characters from the beginning and end of a string.

var out = trim( ' \t\t\n  Beep \r\n\t  ' );
// returns 'Beep'

Notes

  • Following Unicode 6.3.0 and later, "whitespace" is defined as the following characters:

    • \f
    • \n
    • \r
    • \t
    • \v
    • \u0020
    • \u00a0
    • \u1680
    • \u2000-\u200a
    • \u2028
    • \u2029
    • \u202f
    • \u205f
    • \u3000
    • \ufeff

Examples

var trim = require( '@stdlib/string/base/trim' );

var out = trim( '   Whitespace   ' );
// returns 'Whitespace'

out = trim( '\t\t\tTabs\t\t\t' );
// returns 'Tabs'

out = trim( '\n\n\nNew Lines\n\n\n' );
// returns 'New Lines'

See Also