SYNOPSIS

#include <strings.h>

string	trim	(	string s	)
string	trim	(	string s,	int where	)
string	trim	(	string s,	int where,	int ch	)
string	trim	(	string s,	int where,	string ch	)

DESCRIPTION

Remove all leading and trailing characters ch from the string s and return the new string.

ch may be given as a single character, or a string of characters. If ch is not given, it defaults to the whitespace " \t".

where can be used to modify where the characters are removed:

TRIM_LEFT (1): remove the leading characters TRIM_RIGHT (2): remove the trailing characters TRIM_BOTH (3 or 0): remove both leading and trailing characters

USAGE

trim("   1234   ")                  --> "1234"
trim("   1234   ", TRIM_RIGHT)      --> "   1234"
trim("   1234   ", TRIM_BOTH, " 1") --> "234"

HISTORY

• introduced (3.2.7)

SEE ALSO

regreplace(E)