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trim()
Removes all leading and trailing matches of the specified regular expression.
Syntax
trim(regex, source)
Arguments
- regex: String or regular expression to be trimmed from the beginning and/or the end of source.
- source: A string.
Returns
source after trimming matches of regex found in the beginning and/or the end of source.
Example
Statement bellow trims substring from the start and the end of the string_to_trim:
let string_to_trim = @"--https://ibm.com--";
let substring = "--";
print string_to_trim = string_to_trim, trimmed_string = trim(substring,string_to_trim)
Results
| string_to_trim | trimmed_string |
|---|---|
| --https://ibm.com-- | https://ibm.com |
Next statement trims all non-word characters from start and end of the string:
range x from 1 to 5 step 1
| project str = strcat("- ","Te st",x,@"// $")
| extend trimmed_str = trim(@"[^\w]+",str)
Results
| str | trimmed_str |
|---|---|
|
Te st1 |
|
Te st2 |
|
Te st3 |
|
Te st4 |
|
Te st5 |