Question on TRIM function

[mwazir]

Can someone please explain this to me

Dim str As String = Chr(12)
Debug.WriteLine(str) ' Output shows the line feed junk character

Dim iLen As Integer = str.Trim.Length
Debug.WriteLine(iLen) ' Output window shows 0

Dim iLenNoTrim As Integer = str.Length
Debug.WriteLine(iLenNoTrim) ' Output window shows 1

I thought Trim removes all leading and trailing spaces. I didnt understand
why Trim removes CHR(12).
CHR(12) is a line feed character

TIA

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Wazir

[Ras Alhague]

Hi

I do not know if you use ms.visualbasic...Trim or String.Trim. I'm not sure about ms.visualbasic...Trim
but System.String.Trim removes all white spaces. White spaces include characters like tab formfeed (chr(12)
cariage return (13) line feed (10) and so on.

Hope it help

Greating

Ras Alhague

[Armin Zingler]

"mwazir" <mw*******@vsnl.com> schrieb

Can someone please explain this to me

Dim str As String = Chr(12)
Debug.WriteLine(str) ' Output shows the line feed junk
character

Dim iLen As Integer = str.Trim.Length
Debug.WriteLine(iLen) ' Output window shows 0

Dim iLenNoTrim As Integer = str.Length
Debug.WriteLine(iLenNoTrim) ' Output window shows 1

I thought Trim removes all leading and trailing spaces. I didnt
understand why Trim removes CHR(12).
CHR(12) is a line feed character

Have a look at the Trim documentation (the one without args): All chars are
removed where char.IsWhiteSpace returns True. See char.IsWhitespace docs on
what chars are "white spaces".
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[mwazir]

I am using System.String.Trim

Thanks for your response. I was under the impression that its only the
trailing and leading spaces.

Regards
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Wazir
"Ras Alhague" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I do not know if you use ms.visualbasic...Trim or String.Trim. I'm not sure about ms.visualbasic...Trim, but System.String.Trim removes all white spaces. White spaces include characters like tab formfeed (chr(12)) cariage return (13) line feed (10) and so on..

Hope it helps

Greatings

Ras Alhague

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Armin Zingler" <az*******@freenet.de> scripsit:

Have a look at the Trim documentation (the one without args): All chars are
removed where char.IsWhiteSpace returns True. See char.IsWhitespace docs on
what chars are "white spaces".

'Char.IsWhiteSpace(Chr(12))' returns 'True' on my system.

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[Armin Zingler]

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> schrieb

* "Armin Zingler" <az*******@freenet.de> scripsit:

Have a look at the Trim documentation (the one without args): All
chars are removed where char.IsWhiteSpace returns True. See
char.IsWhitespace docs on what chars are "white spaces".

'Char.IsWhiteSpace(Chr(12))' returns 'True' on my system.

Yes, that's why it is removed.
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Armin

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Armin Zingler" <az*******@freenet.de> scripsit:

Have a look at the Trim documentation (the one without args): All
chars are removed where char.IsWhiteSpace returns True. See
char.IsWhitespace docs on what chars are "white spaces".

'Char.IsWhiteSpace(Chr(12))' returns 'True' on my system.

Yes, that's why it is removed.

Ooops. While reading your post I forgot that length actually /was/ 0
after trimming...

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>