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API Function: trim_whitespace

Summary:

remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string

Defined In LPC Object:

/usr/common/sys/stringd.c

Prototype:

string trim_whitespace(string str)

Can Be Called By:

Anybody

Description:

Returns the string with all leading and trailing whitespace removed. This may result in the empty string. If nil is passed in, it is also returned.

There is a Phrase equivalent to this defined in the intl_phrase library.

Return Value:

The new string.

Errors:

Normally none.

See Also:

char_is_whitespace , is_whitespace , intl_phrase:trim_whitespace