.trim()

Method to remove the whitespace characters from the left and right of a string. Whitespace that is enclosed in other characters, such as spaces between words, is preserved.

The method .trim() is located in the file string.jsxinc.

Usage

var mystring = "   The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog   ";
var trimmedstring = mystring.trim();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return values

Value Meaning
String The trimmed string.