Text trim whitespaces

This block is used to remove spaces around the source string.

Removing modes:

both sides: remove spaces from both sides of the string,
left side: remove spaces from left side of the string,
right side: remove spaces from right side of the string.

Right part defines the source string. This argument is required. The output of the block is a string value with removed spaces.

In case the supplied string variable is not actually string, it returns None.

Block XML representation

XML representation of the text_trim block

<xml xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <block type="text_trim">
    <field name="MODE">BOTH</field>
    <value name="TEXT">
      <block type="text">
        <field name="TEXT">input_string</field>
      </block>
    </value>
  </block>
  <block type="text_trim">
    <field name="MODE">LEFT</field>
    <value name="TEXT">
      <block type="variables_get">
        <field name="VAR">input_var</field>
      </block>
    </value>
  </block>
  <block type="text_trim">
    <field name="MODE">RIGHT</field>
    <value name="TEXT">
      <block type="variables_get">
        <field name="VAR">input_var</field>
      </block>
    </value>
  </block>
</xml>

Example of visual representation

Block "Trim spaces from" — Block “Trim spaces from”

Example of block usage

Example of "Trim spaces from" block — Example of “Trim spaces from” block

Block is used twice in the example:

“Set user_trim to … both sides” row: remove spaces from both sides of string " username “. Output is value “username” without spaces.
“Set user_trim to … right side” row: remove spaces from right side of string " username “. Output is value " username” without space in the right side of string.

Processing result

Results of "Trim spaces from" block — Results of “Trim spaces from” block