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Text.Trim

Trims whitespace on the left and right side.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Text 8.2 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "Text.Trim"; Text )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Text The text to trim. " Hello "

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Trims whitespace on the left and right side.
May remove low ASCII characters like tab, CR, LF and space.
Also removes alt-space and delete character.

This function works on pure text, so any text style is lost.

Examples

Trim hello:

MBS( "Text.Trim"; " ¶ Hello ¶ ")

Example result: Hello

Trim emojis:

MBS( "Text.Trim"; " 🍎 🍓 🍒 ")

Example result: 🍎 🍓 🍒

Remove some invisble characters:

Substitute("Hello";
[Char(173);""]; // 00AD soft hyphen
[Char(8203);""]; // 200B zero width space
[Char(8204);""]; // 200C zero width non-joiner
[Char(8205);""]; // 200D zero width joiner
[Char(8239);" "]; // 202F narrow no-break space
[Char(8287);" "]; // 205F medium mathematical space
[Char(8288);""]; // 2060 word joiner
[Char(8289);""]; // 2061 function application
[Char(8290);""]; // 2061 invisible times
[Char(8291);""]; // 2062 invisible separator
[Char(8292);""]; // 2063 invisible plus
[Char(65279);""] // FEFF zero width space
)

Release notes

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This function is free to use.

Created 30th April 2018, last changed 10th May 2024


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