FAQ Topic - How do I trim whitespace - trim/trimRight/trimLeft (2008-06-30)

[FAQ server]

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FAQ Topic - How do I trim whitespace -
trim/trimRight/trimLeft
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Using Regular Expressions (JavaScript 1.2/JScript 3+) :

String.prototype.trimLeft =
function()
{
return this.replace(/^\s+/,'');
}
String.prototype.trimRight =
function()
{
return this.replace(/\s+$/,'');
}
String.prototype.trim =
function()
{
return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');
}

http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6408-10/regexp.htm

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6wzad2b2.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression

http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/...f/contents.htm

http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-valid.htm
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On Jun 29, 4:00 pm, "FAQ server" <[e-mail]:

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FAQ Topic - How do I trim whitespace -
trim/trimRight/trimLeft
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Using Regular Expressions (JavaScript 1.2/JScript 3+) :

String.prototype.trimLeft =
function()
{
return this.replace(/^\s+/,'');
}
String.prototype.trimRight =
function()
{
return this.replace(/\s+$/,'');
}
String.prototype.trim =
function()
{
return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');
}

I thought these were scheduled for change ages ago so they did not
augment built-in prototypes. Was that just forgotten or is the FAQ
maintenance simply on hold for the time being?

Peter

[Dr J R Stockton]

In comp.lang.javascript message <5a75db27-40fd-4371-ab6f-db88a9c6e957@q2
7g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:23:04, Peter Michaux
<pe**********@gmail.composted:

>
I thought these were scheduled for change ages ago so they did not
augment built-in prototypes. Was that just forgotten or is the FAQ
maintenance simply on hold for the time being?

The FAQ maintainer has abandoned his duties, without giving notice.
According to Google, that ID has posted nothing since February.

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