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TRIM$(<string>[,"<character>"]) | |||
The '''Trim$''' [[internal function]] can | The '''Trim$''' [[internal function]] can be used to delete both leading and trailing blanks from the [[string]] A$. Trim$(A$) returns the same value as RTrm$(LTrm$(A$)). The optional "char" parameter can be used to specify the character (instead of blanks) to strip; this parameter is limited to one character in length. [[Null]]s (Chr$(0)) are allowed. | ||
====Example==== | |||
00010 print trim$(" The leading blanks will be removed. So will the trailing ones ")&"..." | |||
00020 print trim$("*****The leading stars will be removed. So will the trailing ones******","*") | |||
Output: | |||
The leading blanks will be removed. So will the trailing ones... | |||
The leading stars will be removed. So will the trailing ones | |||
====See also==== | ====See also==== | ||
*[[RTrm$]] | *[[RTrm$]] | ||
*[[LTrm$]] | *[[LTrm$]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:17, 22 May 2014
TRIM$(<string>[,"<character>"])
The Trim$ internal function can be used to delete both leading and trailing blanks from the string A$. Trim$(A$) returns the same value as RTrm$(LTrm$(A$)). The optional "char" parameter can be used to specify the character (instead of blanks) to strip; this parameter is limited to one character in length. Nulls (Chr$(0)) are allowed.
Example
00010 print trim$(" The leading blanks will be removed. So will the trailing ones ")&"..."
00020 print trim$("*****The leading stars will be removed. So will the trailing ones******","*")
Output:
The leading blanks will be removed. So will the trailing ones... The leading stars will be removed. So will the trailing ones