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

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

String.prototype.trimLeft = String.prototype.trimLeft || function () {
    return this.replace(/^\s+/, "");
};

String.prototype.trimRight = String.prototype.trimRight || function () {
    return this.replace(/\s+$/, "");
};

String.prototype.trimFull = String.prototype.trimFull || function () {
    return this.replace(/(?:(?:^|\n)\s+|\s+(?:$|\n))/g, "").replace(/\s+/g, " ");
};

Shamelessly stolen from Matt duereg.

Answer 2

Here it is in TypeScript:

var trim: (input: string) => string = String.prototype.trim
    ? ((input: string) : string => {
        return (input || "").trim();
    })
    : ((input: string) : string => {
        return (input || "").replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
    })

It will fall back to the regex if the native prototype is not available.