string.Trim

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Function
Syntax	string.Trim( String string, [ String char ] ) Where is this used?
Description:
Removes leading and ending white spaces from a string.
Returns:	String
Part of Library:	String
Realm:
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Example

Description	Remove whitespace from the front (head) and back (tail) of the given string.
Used on
Code	local my_string = " This is a string which has many white spaces at the beginning and the end " print(string.Trim(my_string))
Output	"This is a string which has many white spaces at the beginning and the end" (Notice the heading and trailing white space has been removed)

Additional Notes

• If char is specified, the string gets that character trimmed off instead of a space.

See Also

• string.TrimLeft
• string.TrimRight