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StringTrim

StringTrim["string"]
trims whitespace from the beginning and end of "string".
StringTrim["string", patt]
trims substrings matching patt from the beginning and end.
  • Whitespace is taken to include any number of spaces, tabs and newlines.
  • StringTrim[{s1, s2, ...}, ...] gives the list of results for each of the si.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Remove whitespace from ends of string:
Remove multiple character types:
Remove initial space characters using a regular expression pattern:
Remove whitespace from ends of string:
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Remove multiple character types:
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Remove initial space characters using a regular expression pattern:
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