7.4

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Trim (function)

Removes both leading and trailing spaces from a string.

Syntax

trim( string ) string value

Argument

string

String value from which you want to trim leading and trailing spaces.

Code Sample Example

This example trims leading and trailing spaces from the data selection on line 3, columns 8 to 24.

Example

trim(@(3,8,24))

TrimLeft (function)

Removes leading spaces from a string.

Syntax

trimleft( string ) string value

Argument

string

String value to trim.

Code Sample Example

This example makes sure * delimiters are added immediately before and after a data selection.

Example

show('*'+trimleft(trimright(@(12,10,35)))+'*')

TrimRight (function)

Removes trailing spaces from a string.

Syntax

trimright( string ) string value