Remove any spaces from the start and/or end of a string?

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itsbambi asked this question 5 months ago

When dealing with strings in my JavaScript code, I need to make sure they don't have any unnecessary spaces at the start or end.

For example, this string:

"   A string example.   "

Should be converted into a new version with those leading and trailing spaces removed:

"A string example."

Is there an easy way to do this in JavaScript?

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nick on Apr 9 · Edited

The trim() method will be the easiest way to remove your leading/trailing spaces:

string.trim()

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timmy123 on Apr 9 · Edited

Here's a couple options you can use for removing the trailing/ending spaces from your strings.

Option 1:

trim() method built into JavaScript:

string.trim()

Supported by all browsers besides Internet Explorer.

Option 2:

You can also use a regular expression:

string.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "")

This could be used like this:

let string = "   A string.   "
string = string.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "")

// "A string."

Supported by all browsers.

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You can apply a replace() method on your string with a regular expression:

string.replace(/^[ ]+|[ ]+$/g, "");

It will remove any leading/trailing spaces from your string.

Here's how you'd use it:

let string = "  Your string.  "
string = string.replace(/^[ ]+|[ ]+$/g, "");

// "Your string."

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