C# TrimStart with string parameter

Question

I\'m looking for String extension methods for TrimStart() and TrimEnd() that accept a string parameter.

I could build one myself but I\'m alw

Answer 1

Function to trim start/end of a string with a string parameter, but only once (no looping, this single case is more popular, loop can be added with an extra param to trigger it) :

public static class BasicStringExtensions
{
    public static string TrimStartString(this string str, string trimValue)
    {
        if (str.StartsWith(trimValue))
            return str.TrimStart(trimValue.ToCharArray());
        //otherwise don't modify
        return str;
    }
    public static string TrimEndString(this string str, string trimValue)
    {
        if (str.EndsWith(trimValue))
            return str.TrimEnd(trimValue.ToCharArray());
        //otherwise don't modify
        return str;
    }
}

As mentioned before, if you want to implement the "while loop" approach, be sure to check for empty string otherwise it can loop forever.