User Guide

Trim 727
Trim
Description
Removes leading and trailing spaces from a string.
Returns
A copy of string, after removing leading and trailing spaces.
Category
String functions
Function syntax
Trim(string)
See also
LTrim, RTrim
Parameters
Example
<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">
<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>
Parameter Description
string A string or a variable that contains one