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Text.trim

trimwherewhat

Group: Text

Documentation​

This function removes the specified trim_characters, by default any whitespace, from the start, the end, or both ends of the input.

Arguments​

  • where: The location of where to trim the input. By default, this function trims both ends of the input.
  • what: Either a Text containing characters that should be removed or a predicate taking single character strings and specifying if they should be removed. By default, all Unicode whitespace is removed.

Examples​

Trimming whitespace from a string.​

      " Hello! ".trim == "Hello!"
      " Hello! ".trim ..Left == "Hello! "
      " Hello! ".trim ..Right == " Hello!"

Trimming a specific set of letters from a string.​

     "ABC123".trim ..Left "ABC" == "123"
     "ABBA123".trim ..Left "ABC" == "123"