$string = " cat and dog "; $string =~ s/^\s+(.*)\s+$/$1/;
> -----Original Message----- > From: Stephens, Wes (N-Sybase) [mailto:wes.stephens@;lmco.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:44 AM > To: ActivePerl (E-mail); Perl-Win32-Users (E-mail) > Subject: Trimming Leading and Trailing Whitespaces > > > Is there a string manipulation function to automatically trim > leading and trailing whitespaces? > > For example: > > Problem: > $string = " cat and dog "; > > Objective: > $string = "cat and dog"; > > > Thanks, > Wes > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
