Method String.trimAll

Removes redundant whitespace in the string.

• Syntax String String.trimAll()
  
  Removes any whitespace character from before, after and redundant whitespace in the string.
  Works for multiline text.
• Return value A new string without leading, trailing and redundant whitespace.
• Examples

  To remove all non needed whitespace

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

• Related String.trim   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 trailing whitespace // Double spaces whithin the string are removed as well String.prototype.trimAll = function() { return this.replace(/^\s+|(\s+(?!\S))/mg,""); };