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This template is for trimming whitespace from strings. For the maintenance tag for images, see {{trimming }}
This template trims leading and trailing (but not interior) whitespace from a string. The string should be passed as the first unnamed parameter. The parameter must be named |1= if its value contains a = character.
You may substitute this template - that is, if used as {{subst :trim }}, the resulting wikicode is "clean".
Usage {{trim |text }} = text with any leading or trailing whitespace removed.
Examples "{{trim |abc}}" produces "abc"
"{{trim |xyz }}" produces "xyz"
"{{trim |abc xyz }}" produces "abc xyz" Template data <templatedata>
{
"description": "The template trims whitespace from a string.",
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "String",
"description": "The string to be trimmed of whitespace",
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
}
}
</templatedata>
See also
String-handling templates
By counting {{str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length. {{trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
{{str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters. {{str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters. {{Plain text }}, {{Nowiki }} Strips wikicode from a string.
By checking {{trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters. {{str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers. {{trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets. {{trim quotes }} To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.
Dedicated {{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
Insertion, replacement and length
{{strloc insert }} Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0. {{loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9
{{str len }} Returns a string's length. {{str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. {{str ≤ ≥ len }} To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
Analysis and technical
{{str endswith }} To check if a string ends with a given string. {{str find }}strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{str find0 }} Zero-based substring search. {{str sub find }} Searches a substring in a string at the given offset. {{str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string. {{str gtr str }} Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.
{{ASCII code }} Returns the ASCII value of a single character. {{a or an }} Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel. {{Isnumeric }} Returns number when true, blank when not numeric. {{Count on page }} Counts how many times a string is used on a page {{String on page }} Finds if yes/no a string is used on a page ...Magic words About {{padleft:|}}. ...ParserFunctions About {{#titleparts:|}}, {{#expr:|}}, {{#ifeq:|}}, etc.
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