javascript trim function

Monday, October 09, 2006

function leftTrim(sString)
{
while (sString.substring(0,1) == ' ')
{
sString = sString.substring(1, sString.length);
}
return sString;
}



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function rightTrim(sString)
{
while (sString.substring(sString.length-1, sString.length) == ' ')
{
sString = sString.substring(0,sString.length-1);
}
return sString;
}


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The allTrim() JavaScript function combines both leftTrim() and rightTrim() functions:

function trimAll(sString)
{
while (sString.substring(0,1) == ' ')
{
sString = sString.substring(1, sString.length);
}
while (sString.substring(sString.length-1, sString.length) == ' ')
{
sString = sString.substring(0,sString.length-1);
}
return sString;