Syntax
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Trim[$] (string)
LTrim[$] (string)
RTrim[$] (string)
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Description
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Functions return the following.
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Function
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Returns
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Trim
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Copy of the passed string expression (string) with both the leading and trailing spaces removed.
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LTrim
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String with the leading spaces removed,
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RTrim
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String with the trailing spaces removed.
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Trim$ , LTrim$ , and RTrim$
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String
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Trim , LTrim , and RTrim
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String variant.
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Null is returned if string is Null.
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Comments
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Trim$
returns a
String
, whereas
Trim
returns a
String
variant.
Null
is returned if text is
Null
.
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Example 1
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'This first example uses the Trim$ function to extract the
'nonblank part of a string and display it.
Const crlf = Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)
Sub Main()
text$ = " This is text "
tr$ = Trim$(text$)
MsgBox "Original =>" & text$ & "<=" & crlf & _
"Trimmed =>" & tr$ & "<="
End Sub
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Example 2
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'This second example displays a right-justified string and its
'LTrim result.
Const crlf = Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)
Sub Main()
a$ = " <= This is a right-justified string"
b$ = LTrim$(a$)
MsgBox a$ & crlf & b$
End Sub
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Example 3
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'This third example displays a left-justified string and its
'RTrim result.
Const crlf = Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)
Sub Main()
a$ = "This is a left-justified string. "
b$ = RTrim$(a$)
MsgBox a$ & "<=" & crlf & b$ & "<="
End Sub
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See Also
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LTrim, LTrim$ (functions); RTrim, RTrim$ (functions).
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