# strtrim

Trims characters from beginning and end of string. (version 4.67 or later)

## Format

    strtrim <strvar> <trimchars>

## Remarks

Removes all occurrences of a set of characters specified in the <trimchars> from the beginning end end of the string variable <strvar>.

## Example

    src='   '#9' #include <stdio.h>      '#9' '
    strtrim src ' \t'
    messagebox src 'result'          ; '#include <stdio.h>'

    src='         #include <stdio.h>         '
    strtrim src ' '
    messagebox src 'result'          ; '#include <stdio.h>'

    src='*;|@123***456@|;'
    strtrim src '*;|@'
    messagebox src 'result'          ; '123***456'

    src='*;|@123***456@|;'
    strtrim src '*;|@123456'
    messagebox src 'result'          ; ''

    src='#*;|@123***456@|;'
    strtrim src '*;|@'
    messagebox src 'result'          ; '#*;|@123***456'

    src='*;|@123***456@|;#'
    strtrim src '*;|@'
    messagebox src 'result'          ; '123***456@|;#'

## See also

- strinsert
- strremove