Template:Trim

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This template trims leading and trailing (but not interior) whitespace from a string. The string should be passed as the first unnamed parameter. The parameter must be named |1= if its value contains a = character.

You may substitute this template—that is, if this template is used as {{subst:trim}}, the resulting wikicode is "clean".

Usage

{{trim|text}} = text with any leading or trailing whitespace removed.

Examples

• "{{trim| abc}}" produces "abc"
• "{{trim|xyz }}" produces "xyz"
• "{{trim| abc xyz }}" produces "abc xyz"

Template data

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TemplateData for Trim

The template trims whitespace from a string.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
String	1	The string to be trimmed of whitespace	String	required

See also

• {{remove border}}

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