Does Trim works in JavaScript ?

[mhk]

Hi,

i used Trim(my_val) and its giving error in JavaScript. is it a correct
way to trim. Please suggest me, thanks in advance.

[Randy Webb]

mhk wrote:

Hi,

i used Trim(my_val) and its giving error in JavaScript. is it a correct
way to trim. Please suggest me, thanks in advance.

Read the Group FAQ, it has snippets of code for emulating Trim as
Javascript has no native Trim()

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[mhk]

Randy Webb wrote:

mhk wrote:

Hi,

i used Trim(my_val) and its giving error in JavaScript. is it a
correct way to trim. Please suggest me, thanks in advance.

Read the Group FAQ, it has snippets of code for emulating Trim as
Javascript has no native Trim()

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the code in your FAQ doesnt handle enter keys. this one is much better.
found on internet.

// Trim Function
// --------------
String.prototype.trim = function()
{
// skip leading and trailing whitespace
// and return everything in between
var x=this;
x=x.replace(/^\s*(.*)/, "$1");
x=x.replace(/(.*?)\s*$/, "$1");
return x;
}

[Evertjan.]

mhk wrote on 16 jan 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:

Read the Group FAQ, it has snippets of code for emulating Trim as
Javascript has no native Trim()

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the code in your FAQ doesnt handle enter keys.

Whose FAQ?

Keys are not part of a string, so what do you mean|?
this one is much better.
found on internet.
// Trim Function
// --------------
String.prototype.trim = function()
{
// skip leading and trailing whitespace
// and return everything in between
var x=this;
x=x.replace(/^\s*(.*)/, "$1");
x=x.replace(/(.*?)\s*$/, "$1");
return x;
}

a bit overdone regex, methinks.

x = x.replace(/^\s*/, "");
x = x.replace(/\s*$/, "");

or

x = x.replace(/^\s*(.*?)\s*$/, "$1");

Problem with your and this last one is,
that older js may not know lookahead "?"
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