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# trimEnd

> Use the trimEnd task to remove whitespace from the end of a string.

The `trimEnd` task removes whitespace — including spaces and tabs — from the end of a string.

## Potential use case

Use `trimEnd` to ensure that no trailing spaces remain in string values within a dataset.

## Properties

| Incoming | Type   | Description                                              |
| :------- | :----- | :------------------------------------------------------- |
| `str`    | String | Required. The string to remove trailing whitespace from. |

| Outgoing     | Type   | Description                                              |
| :----------- | :----- | :------------------------------------------------------- |
| `trimmedEnd` | String | A new string with whitespace removed from its right end. |

## Example

In this example, a **newVariable** task is used to create the input for `trimEnd`. The variable name is `String` and its value is `Hello World` with spaces at both the beginning and end.

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The `trimEnd` task references `New Variable: String` as the reference task. The reference variable is automatically set to accept the value from that task.

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After running the job, the incoming variable in **Task History** shows spaces before and after `Hello World`, indicated by the placement of the quotation marks.

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The outgoing `trimmedEnd` value is `"Hello World"` with the trailing whitespace after `World` removed.

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> Use the trimEnd task to remove whitespace from the end of a string.