trim (Calculation expression – cutting off whitespaces)

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See also: isEmpty (Check for empty), ifEmpty

The function $trim removes the preceding and following whitespaces (space, tabulator, line break, etc. ) from the transferred text and returns the new text.

Tooltip

Syntax: $trim(text)

Name

Description

text

A text whose leading and attached whitespaces are removed.

Returns the passed text stripped of preceding and following whitespaces.

Example: $trim( Jonas Abend ) – returns 'Jonas Abend'

Syntax

$trim(text)

Parameter

Name

Description

text

A text whose leading and attached whitespaces are removed.

Return value

Returns the transferred text cleared of leading and following whitespaces.

Example

Syntax

Result

$trim(Jonas Abend)

'Jonas Abend'

$trim( Jonas Abend )

'Jonas Abend'

$trim(

Jonas Abend

)

'Jonas Abend'

$trim()

empty/null