$string.trim

This function returns a copy of the input string with leading and trailing whitespace removed.

Syntax

$string.trim(<inStr>)

inStr

The input string.

Template examples

Example 108

Removing leading and trailing whitespace from a string

Template

#set($str='   Hello My Cruel World!    ')
#set($str2=$string.trim($str))
#set($tail='ABC')
Original string and tail: $str$tail
New string and tail: $str2$tail

Output

Original string and tail:    Hello My Cruel World!    ABC
New string and tail: Hello My Cruel World!ABC