jQuery.trim( str )Returns: Stringversion deprecated: 3.5
Description: Remove the whitespace from the beginning and end of a string.
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version added: 1.0jQuery.trim( str )
- strType: StringThe string to trim.
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Note: This API has been deprecated in jQuery 3.5; please use the native String.prototype.trim
method instead. Unlike jQuery.trim
, String.prototype.trim
does not work with types other than strings (null
, undefined
, Number
). Make sure that your code is compatible when migrating.
The $.trim()
function removes all newlines, spaces (including non-breaking spaces), and tabs from the beginning and end of the supplied string. If these whitespace characters occur in the middle of the string, they are preserved.
Examples:
Remove the white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery.trim demo</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.0.js"></script> </head> <body> <pre id="original"></pre> <pre id="trimmed"></pre> <script> var str = " lots of spaces before and after "; $( "#original" ).html( "Original String: '" + str + "'" ); $( "#trimmed" ).html( "$.trim()'ed: '" + $.trim(str) + "'" ); </script> </body> </html>
Demo:
Remove the white spaces at the start and at the end of the string.
$.trim(" hello, how are you? ");
Result:
"hello, how are you?"