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c#stringtrimtabular

Why removes String.Trim Tabulator?

Microsoft Doc says about String.Trim

Removes all leading and trailing white-space characters from the current String object.

But tabulator characters get removed too. Is tabulator defined as whitespace character?
If I don't want \t to be removed from Trim I guess I have to implement that myself, right?

Solution

  • The Tab character is considered whitespace, but you don't have to implement it yourself. Just use the overload that takes a list of characters to trim:

    char[] charsToTrim = { '*', ' ', '\''};
string banner = "*** Much Ado About Nothing ***";
string result = banner.Trim(charsToTrim);