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March 11, 2010 16:01
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// dbjdbj@gmail.com | |
// Based on work by http://github.com/dieseltravis | |
(function () { | |
var trimLeft = /^\s+/, trimRight = /\s+$/; | |
// Verify that \s matches non-breaking spaces (IE fails on this test) | |
if ( !/\s/.test( "\xA0" ) ) { | |
trimLeft = /^[\s\xA0]+/; | |
trimRight = /[\s\xA0]+$/; | |
} | |
// Use native String.prototype.trim function wherever possible | |
// Do not use String.trim. It is not part of ES5 | |
window.dbj_trim = "function" === typeof "".trim ? function( text ) { | |
return ! text ? "" : String.prototype.trim.call( text.toString() ); | |
} : | |
// Otherwise use our own trimming functionality | |
function( text ) { | |
return ! text ? "" : text.toString().replace( trimLeft, "" ).replace( trimRight, "" ); | |
} | |
}()); |
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