Trim Text Blanks

Verb: trimString

Trims blank spaces at the start and/or the end of a text.

Syntax

trimString --text(String) --trimoption(TrimOptions) (String)=value

Inputs

Script Designer Required AcceptedTypes Description
--text Text Required Text Text that should have its leading and/or trailing blanks trimmed.
--trimoption Trim option Required TrimOptions Type of blank space removal.
  • Trim end
  • Trim start
  • Trim start and end
    		•

    Outputs

    Script Designer AcceptedTypes Description
    value Text Text Text with blanks trimmed as indicated by Trim option.

    Example

    Removes blanks spaces at the end of the text "IBM ".

    defVar --name textToTrim --type String --value "IBM  "
defVar --name trimmedText --type String
// Trim blanks only at the end (--trimoption "TrimEnd")
trimString --text "${textToTrim}" --trimoption "TrimEnd" trimmedText=value
logMessage --message "${trimmedText}" --type "Info"
// This example produces the following result:
// "IBM".

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