User Guide
Chapter 2: ColdFusion Functions 549
Trim
Returns string with both leading and trailing spaces removed.
See also LTr im and RTrim.
Syntax Trim(
string
)
string
String being trimmed.
Examples <!--- This example shows the use of Trim --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Trim Example
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
<H3>Trim Example</H3>
<CFIF IsDefined("FORM.myText")>
<CFOUTPUT>
<PRE>
Your string:"#FORM.myText#"
Your string:"#trim(FORM.myText)#"
(trimmed on both sides)
</PRE>
</CFOUTPUT>
</CFIF>
<FORM ACTION="trim.cfm" METHOD="POST">
<P>Type in some text, and it will be modified
by trim to remove leading spaces from the left and right
<P><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="myText" VALUE=" TEST ">
<P><INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>