How to replace leading and trailing spaces from a string

[Will66]

No Trim function?

the script below is converting large html files to prepare for using in an autoit functions.

for example a line in like "space space space space<link rel="stylesheet" href="docs/style.css" type="text/css"> space space space space"

with lots leading and trailing spaces.....how to clean them out best way please?

#include<Array.au3>
#include<File.au3>
Dim $a_Test,$b_result
; Read file into array
_FileReadToArray("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\Will\openwysiwygv1.4.6cWill\exampleWill.html",$a_Test)
For $line = 1 to UBound($a_Test)-1
    If StringLen($a_Test[$line]) > 0 Then
    $a_Test[$line]= StringRegExpReplace($a_Test[$line], "  ", "")
    ;If StringInStr($a_Test[$line], "  ") Then $a_Test[$line]=StringReplace($a_Test[$line], "  ","")    
    If StringInStr($a_Test[$line], """") Then $a_Test[$line]=StringReplace($a_Test[$line], """","""""")

        $a_Test[$line]="$temp &= """ & $a_Test[$line] & """ & @CRLF"
        ;MsgBox(0,"",$a_Test[$line])
    EndIf
Next
;;_ArrayReverse($a_Test,1)
; write reversed array to file
_FileWriteFromArray("test2.txt",$a_Test,1)

Edited April 25, 2007 by Will66

[BrettF]

I think what you're looking for is StringStripWS () Check it out in the helpfile

[Will66]

thanx, did the trick........ its annoying that stuff like that doesn't come up under the Related links of (for eg) StringReplace function in the help file.

[xcal]

All the string functions start with "String" so you could scan the index in the help file. Or, under Search, putting in "spaces" returns StringStripWS as the first result.

[Will66]

All the string functions start with "String" so you could scan the index in the help file. Or, under Search, putting in "spaces" returns StringStripWS as the first result.

certainly does, I was searching like "replace" and "trim"......not listed in either of those searches.....

I expected it to be related.

Edited April 25, 2007 by Will66