Trim string in JavaScript?

Question

How do I trim a string in JavaScript? That is, how do I remove all whitespace from the beginning and the end of the string in JavaScript?

Answer 1

Trim code from angular js project

var trim = (function() {

  // if a reference is a `String`.
  function isString(value){
       return typeof value == 'string';
  } 

  // native trim is way faster: http://jsperf.com/angular-trim-test
  // but IE doesn't have it... :-(
  // TODO: we should move this into IE/ES5 polyfill

  if (!String.prototype.trim) {
    return function(value) {
      return isString(value) ? 
         value.replace(/^\s*/, '').replace(/\s*$/, '') : value;
    };
  }

  return function(value) {
    return isString(value) ? value.trim() : value;
  };

})();

and call it as trim(" hello ")