Warning
This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use `String.Trim
` as a replacement.
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## Description
Returns the `string` passed with leading and trailing whitespaces removed.
## Usage
``` xojo
result = Trim(sourceString)
```
OR
``` xojo
result = stringVariable.Trim
```
| Part | Type | Description |
|----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| result | `String` | *SourceString* with leading and trailing whitespaces removed. |
| sourceString | `String` | The source, a copy of which, to be returned with leading and trailing whitespaces removed. |
| stringVariable | `String` | Any variable of type `String`. |
## Notes
Trim uses [this list](http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/PropList.txt) of unicode "whitespace" characters.
## Sample code
This example removes the whitespaces from either side of the string passed:
``` xojo
Var s As String
s = Trim(" Hello World ") ' Returns "Hello World"
s = " Hello World "
s = s.Trim ' Returns "Hello World"
```
## Compatibility
All project types on all supported operating systems.
## See also
`Asc`, `Chr`, `String.IndexOf