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ee.String.trim
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Returns a string whose value is the original string, with any leading and trailing whitespace removed.
| Usage | Returns | String.trim() | String |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: string | String | The string to trim. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
var s = ee.String('\t\n\r abc\t\n\r ');
print(s.trim()); // "abc"
var s = ee.String(' a\t\n\r b ');
print(s.trim()); // "a\t\n\r b"
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
s = ee.String('\t\n\r abc\t\n\r ')
print(s.trim().getInfo()) # "abc"
s = ee.String(' a\t\n\r b ')
print(s.trim().getInfo()) # "a\t\n\r b"
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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