Subject: Any simple way to trim spaces from a string? (... Delphi related ...)
Here's a little unit that does the job for you:
unit TrimStr;
{ MAR 95, Public Domain version }
{ Dr. Bob - The Delphi Magazine }
interface
Const
Space = #$20;
function LTrim(Str: String): String;
function RTrim(Str: String): String;
function Trim(Str: String): String;
implementation
function LTrim(Str: String): String;
var len: Byte absolute Str;
i: Integer;
begin
i := 1;
while (i < len) and (Str[i] = Space) do Inc(i);
LTrim := Copy(Str,i,len-i+1)
end {LTrim};
function RTrim(Str: String): String;
var len: Byte absolute Str;
begin
while (Str[len] = Space) do Dec(len);
RTrim := Str
end {RTrim};
function Trim(Str: String): String;
begin
Trim := LTrim(RTrim(Str))
end {Trim};
end.
Groetjes,
Dr. Bob
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From: pierre@panpan.synapse.net (Pierre Tourigny)
Subject: Re: Any simple way to trim spaces from a string? (... Delphi related ...)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 09:29:26 LOCAL
The ltrim function doesn't work correctly when the string is all spaces.
Replace i < len with i <= len. This works because copy returns an empty
string when i > len.
(N.B.: The compiler must be in the default mode for boolean evaluation, i.e.,
short-circuiting).