Method String.trim

Removes any whitespace character from before and after the string

• Syntax String String.trim()
  
  Use this function to strip whietespace before and after a string
• Return value A new string without leading and trailing whitespace
• Examples

  To remove whitespace before and after a string

  // Define string
  var s = '    A string           with  whitespace    ';
  // Output is 'A string           with  whitespace'
  s.trim();

• Related String.trimAll   String.trimLeft   String.trimRight   
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  // ************************************************************************** // Copyright 2007 - 2009 Tavs Dokkedahl // Contact: http://www.jslab.dk/contact.php // // This file is part of the JSLab Standard Library (JSL) Program. // // JSL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by // the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or // any later version. // // JSL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // GNU General Public License for more details. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. // *************************************************************************** // Return a new string without leading and trialing whitespace String.prototype.trim = function() { return this.replace(/^\s*?(\S*?)\s*$/,'$1'); };