TRIM$

The _TRIM$ function removes both leading and trailing space characters from a STRING value.

Syntax

return$ = _TRIM$(text$)

Description

• Shorthand to using LTRIM$(RTRIM$("text"))
• text$ is the STRING value to trim.
• If text$ contains no leading or trailing space characters, it is returned unchanged.
• Convert fixed length STRING values by using a different return$ variable.

Examples

Example: Demonstrating how _TRIM$(text$) can replace LTRIM$(RTRIM$(text$)):

text$ = SPACE$(10) + "some text" + SPACE$(10) PRINT "[" + text$ + "]" PRINT "[" + RTRIM$(text$) + "]" PRINT "[" + LTRIM$(text$) + "]" PRINT "[" + LTRIM$(RTRIM$(text$)) + "]" PRINT "[" + _TRIM$(text$) + "]"

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See also

• Featured in our "Keyword of the Day" series
• RTRIM$, LTRIM$

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