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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003etrim()\u003c/code\u003e removes leading and trailing whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, newlines, carriage returns) from a string.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe function returns a new string without modifying the original string.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eInternal whitespace characters within the string are preserved.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `trim()` method removes leading and trailing whitespace from a string. It operates on a string (specified as `this: string`) and returns a new string with whitespace characters like tabs, newlines, and carriage returns removed from the beginning and end. Whitespace within the string remains unchanged. Examples in JavaScript and Python demonstrate trimming strings, showing the output after applying `trim()`.\n"],null,["# ee.String.trim\n\nReturns a string whose value is the original string, with any leading and trailing whitespace removed.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|-----------------|---------|\n| String.trim`()` | String |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|----------------|--------|---------------------|\n| this: `string` | String | The string to trim. |\n\nExamples\n--------\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar s = ee.String('\\t\\n\\r abc\\t\\n\\r ');\nprint(s.trim()); // \"abc\"\n\nvar s = ee.String(' a\\t\\n\\r b ');\nprint(s.trim()); // \"a\\t\\n\\r b\"\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\n### Colab (Python)\n\n```python\ns = ee.String('\\t\\n\\r abc\\t\\n\\r ')\nprint(s.trim().getInfo()) # \"abc\"\n\ns = ee.String(' a\\t\\n\\r b ')\nprint(s.trim().getInfo()) # \"a\\t\\n\\r b\"\n```"]]