String Instance Methods
trimStart() ES10
trimStart()
method removes whitespace from the beginning of a string and returns the trimmed string.
const str = " Backbencher ";
const trimmed = str.trimStart();console.log(trimmed); // "Backbencher "
Technically trimStart()
and trimLeft()
are same. trimLeft()
is an alias to trimStart()
.
console.log(String.prototype.trimLeft.name); // "trimStart"
trimEnd() ES10
trimEnd()
method removes whitespace from the end of a string and returns the trimmed string.
const str = " Backbencher ";
const trimmed = str.trimEnd();console.log(trimmed); // " Backbencher"
Technically trimEnd()
and trimRight()
are same. trimRight()
is an alias to trimEnd()
.
console.log(String.prototype.trimRight.name); // "trimEnd"