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<h1>JavaScript String Methods</h1>
<h2>JavaScript String.trim()</h2>
<p>IE 8 does not support String.trim(). To trim a string you can use a regular expression instead.</p>
<script>
var str = " Hello World! ";
alert(str.replace(/^[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+|[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+$/g, ''));
</script>
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