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# trim

## Description

Trim a string of text.

## Input / Parameter

| Name | Description              | Input Type | Default | Options | Required |
| ---- | ------------------------ | ---------- | ------- | ------- | -------- |
| text | The value to be trimmed. | Text       | -       | -       | Yes      |

## Output

| Description                | Output Type |
| -------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the trimmed value. | String/Text |

## Example

In this example, we will trim a text using trim function.

### Steps

1. Drag a `button` component into the canvas and open the `Action` tab. Select the `press` event of the button.
2. Add `Log.write` function and add a subflow on it's value, then put `Text.trim` inside it and fill text param with \[ `Tes t ing` ].

   ![](/files/EH4yFzRMAMZK4LOamek9)

### Result

1. The console on preview will show us the trimmed text value \[`Tes t ing`] instead of \[ `Tes t ing` ].

   * Note that the spaces before and after the text is removed (trimmed).

   ![](/files/Zw9t9itVrNO8mJFtCPqT)

## Links

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