String.prototype.Trim = function() { return this.replace(/(^\s*)|(\s*$)/g, ""); } String.prototype.LTrim = function() { return this.replace(/(^\s*)/g, ""); } String.prototype.Rtrim = function() { return this.replace(/(\s*$)/g, ""); }
var s = " leading and trailing spaces "; s = s.Trim();