How do I trim() a string in angularjs?

Question

Is there an angular specific way? If not, should I use the built in jquery to do it? If I should use the built in jquery how do I get to the trim() function without using $ (o

Answer 1

JS .trim() is supported in basically everthing, except IE 8 and below.

If you want it to work with that, then, you can use JQuery, but it'll need to be <2.0.0 (as they removed support for IE8 in the 2.x.x line).

Your other option, if you care about IE7/8 (As you mention earlier), is to add trim yourself:

if(typeof String.prototype.trim !== 'function') {
  String.prototype.trim = function() {
    return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''); 
  }
}