SmartPascal Trim Function Removes leading and trailing blanks from a string SysUtils unit

1  function Trim ( const Text : String ) : String; 2  function Trim ( const Text : WideString ) : WideString;

Description The Trim function removes blank and control characters (such as line feed) from the start and end of a string. Notes Use TrimLeft or TrimRight to limit the operation to just one end of the string. Related commands AnsiLeftStr Extracts characters from the left of a string AnsiMidStr Returns a substring from the middle characters of a string AnsiRightStr Extracts characters from the right of a string Delete Delete a section of characters from a string TrimLeft Removes leading blanks from a string TrimRight Removes trailing blanks from a string		Example code : Illustrating Trim, TrimLeft and TrimRight // Full Unit code. // ----------------------------------------------------------- // You must store this code in a unit called Unit1 with a form // called Form1 that has an OnCreate event called FormCreate.   unit Unit1;   interface   uses   SysUtils,   // Unit containing the Trim command   Forms, Dialogs;   type   TForm1 = class(TForm)     procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);   end;   var   Form1: TForm1;   implementation {$R *.dfm} // Include form definitions   procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); const   PaddedString = '  Letters     '; begin   ShowMessage('[' + TrimLeft(PaddedString)  + ']');   ShowMessage('[' + TrimRight(PaddedString) + ']');   ShowMessage('[' + Trim(PaddedString)      + ']'); end;   end. Hide full unit code    [Letters     ]    [  Letters]    [Letters]