// April 25, 2006



//*******************************************************************************'

// remove any leading or trailing spaces



function trim(strValue) // as String

{

	// if a valid string was passed....

	if (strValue.length > 0)

	{

		// remove leading spaces

		strValue = removeLeadingSpaces(strValue);

	}

	

	// if a valid string was passed...

	if (strValue.length > 0)

	{

		// remove trailing spaces

		strValue = removeTrailingSpaces(strValue);

	}

	

	// return the trimmed string

	return strValue;

}



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// syntax version

	

function Trim(string) // as String

{

	return trim(string)

}



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// example



/*

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

function validateForm1(formObj)

{

	if (Trim(formObj.FirstName.value) == "")

	{

		alert("Please enter your first name.");

		formObj.FirstName.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else

	{

		return true;

	}

}

</script>

*/



//*******************************************************************************'

// remove any leading spaces from a string



function removeLeadingSpaces(strValue) // as String

{

	// for each space at the beginning of a string

	while (strValue.substring(0, 1) == " ")

	{

		// the string = the string less 1 character at the beginning

		strValue = strValue.substring(1, strValue.length);

	}

	

	// return the new string

	return strValue;

}



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// syntax version



function removeleadingspaces(strValue) // as String

{

	return removeLeadingSpaces(strValue)

}



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// syntax version



function RemoveLeadingSpaces(strValue) // as String

{

	return removeLeadingSpaces(strValue)

}



//*******************************************************************************'

// remove any trailing spaces from a string



function removeTrailingSpaces(strValue)

{

	// for each space at the end of a string

	while (strValue.substring((strValue.length - 1), strValue.length) == " ")

	{

		// the string = the string less 1 character at the end

		strValue = strValue.substring(0, (strValue.length - 1));

	}

	

	// return the new string

	return strValue;

}



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// syntax version



function removetrailingspaces(strValue) // as String

{

	return removeTrailingSpaces(strValue)

}



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// syntax version



function RemoveTrailingSpaces(strValue) // as String

{

	return removeTrailingSpaces(strValue)

}