jQuery.trim( str )Returns: String
Description: Remove the whitespace from the beginning and end of a string.
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version added: 1.0jQuery.trim( str )
- strType: StringThe string to trim.
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The $.trim() function removes all newlines, spaces (including non-breaking spaces), and tabs from the beginning and end of the supplied string. If these whitespace characters occur in the middle of the string, they are preserved.
Examples:
Remove the white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery.trim demo</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js" rel="external nofollow" ></script> </head> <body> <pre id="original"></pre> <pre id="trimmed"></pre> <script> var str = " lots of spaces before and after "; $( "#original" ).html( "Original String: '" + str + "'" ); $( "#trimmed" ).html( "$.trim()'ed: '" + $.trim(str) + "'" ); </script> </body> </html>
Demo:
Remove the white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.
$.trim(" hello, how are you? "); Result:
"hello, how are you?"
