Mathematica > Core Language > String Manipulation > String Operations > StringTrim
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StringTrim

StringTrim["string"]
trims whitespace from the beginning and end of .

StringTrim["string", patt]
trims substrings matching patt from the beginning and end.

DetailsDetails

  • Whitespace is taken to include any number of spaces, tabs, and newlines.
  • StringTrim[{s1, s2, ...}, ...] gives the list of results for each of the .

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Remove whitespace from ends of strings:

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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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