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This template is for trimming whitespace from strings. For the maintenance tag for images, see {{trimming}} |
This template trims leading and trailing (but not interior) whitespace from a string. The string should be passed as the first unnamed parameter. The parameter must be named |1=
if its value contains a =
character.
You may substitute this template - that is, if used as {{subst:trim}}
, the resulting wikicode is "clean".
Usage
{{trim|text}}
= text with any leading or trailing whitespace removed.
Examples
- "
{{trim| abc}}
" produces "abc" - "
{{trim|xyz }}
" produces "xyz" - "
{{trim| abc xyz }}
" produces "abc xyz"
Template data
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template in articles based on this TemplateData.
TemplateData for Trim
The template trims whitespace from a string.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
String | 1 | The string to be trimmed of whitespace | String | required |
See also
- {{remove border}}
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