JavaScript remove leading and trailing spaces

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Here is a test:

console.log(" Golden Katana of the Unflinching Dawn                                    ".replace(/\s+/g,""))

I want to remove the extra spaces at the end of the string but it removes every space in the string, so how could I remove just the extra spaces at the end and just keep Golden Katana of the Unflinching Dawn?

Please have a look here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/498970/how-do-i-trim-a-string-in-javascript — Ynhockey, Jul 21 '13 at 06:39

score 28 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 21 '13 at 06:39

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You can use str.trim() for this case. It removes the leading and trailing whitespace from a string. The regular expression str.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'') will alternatively do the same thing.

answered Jul 21 '13 at 06:39

hexacyanide

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I would just like to add that there are compatibility issues with IE8 browsers and below with using str.trim(). – calcazar Sep 09 '14 at 14:12
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Good thing no one supports IE8 :D – Sebastian Patten Oct 21 '15 at 04:02

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '13 at 06:39

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try doing

trimmedstr = str.replace(/\s+$/, '');

or maybe

.replace(/ +$/, "");

answered Jul 21 '13 at 06:39

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JavaScript remove leading and trailing spaces

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