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# trim

> Use the trim task to remove whitespace from both ends of a string.

The `trim` task removes whitespace from both ends of a string — the beginning and the end.

## Potential use case

If you want to make sure no spaces have been added at the beginning and end of your dataset in a string entry, use the `trim` task to find and remove them.

## Properties

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

| Outgoing       | Type   | Description                                                                      |
| :------------- | :----- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `noWhitespace` | String | A new string representing the input `str` stripped of whitespace from both ends. |

## Example

In this example, a new job variable named "String" is used to input the data into the `trim` task. The value is **Hello World**, with spaces at the beginning and end of the string.

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The `trim` task references the new variable within the reference task. The reference variable is automatically set to accept the incoming `str` value.

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After running the job, the incoming variable shows whitespace before and after **Hello World**, as indicated by the placement of the quotation marks.

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The `noWhitespace` result returns **"Hello World"** with the whitespace removed from both ends.

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> Use the trim task to remove whitespace from both ends of a string.