Trim() / LTrim() / RTrim() [AHK_L 31+]

Trims characters from the beginning and/or end of a string.

Result :=  Trim(String, OmitChars := " `t")
Result := LTrim(String, OmitChars := " `t")
Result := RTrim(String, OmitChars := " `t")

Parameters

String: Any string value or variable. Numbers are not supported.
OmitChars: An optional list of characters (case sensitive) to exclude from the beginning and/or end of String. If omitted, spaces and tabs will be removed.

Examples

Trims all spaces from the left and right side of a string.

text := "  text  "
MsgBox % "No trim:`t '" text "'"
    . "`nTrim:`t '" Trim(text) "'"
    . "`nLTrim:`t '" LTrim(text) "'"
    . "`nRTrim:`t '" RTrim(text) "'"

Trims all zeros from the left side of a string.

MsgBox % LTrim("00000123", "0")