how do i trim using this
$('#type_of_station').text()
the result is
>>> $('#type_of_station').text()
"pizza delivery system "
As you can see there is a space after the last word
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A:
jQuery:
str = jQuery.trim(str);
JavaScript:
str = str.replace(/^\s*/, "").replace(/\s*$/, "");
greg
2010-10-24 03:49:04
Please correct the jQuery answer.
sushil bharwani
2010-10-24 03:50:26
What's wrong with it? `var str = " foo "; str = jQuery.trim(str); alert('"' + str + '"');` (shows "foo")
greg
2010-10-24 03:56:19
The ECMAScript 5 standard outlines a [`trim()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/Trim) function native to the `String` object. Currently, I believe, it's only available in JS >= 1.8.1 (meaning FireFox 3.5+). Hopefully others will follow suit eventually and `.trim()` will work on all modern browsers natively.
clarkf
2010-10-24 04:01:28
@clarkf - Safari and Chrome have it as well. According to this page it's coming in IE9: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff974378(VS.85).aspx Nice thing is that jQuery's `$.trim()` [defaults to the native implementation](http://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/src/core.js#L630) when it's available.
patrick dw
2010-10-24 04:30:17