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Created May 14, 2014 22:08
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strip_whitespaces.js
// Remove leading and trailing whitespace
// Requires jQuery
var str = " a b c d e f g ";
var newStr = $.trim(str);
// "a b c d e f g"
// Remove leading and trailing whitespace
// JavaScript RegEx
var str = " a b c d e f g ";
var newStr = str.replace(/(^\s+|\s+$)/g,'');
// "a b c d e f g"
// Remove all whitespace
// JavaScript RegEx
var str = " a b c d e f g ";
var newStr = str.replace(/\s+/g, '');
// "abcdefg"
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