# Request: $trim() scripting function
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-trim-scripting-function/3134
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 3, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-trim-scripting-function/3134 "2006-04-03T06:25:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@mugwump67](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mugwump67)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-trim-scripting-function/3134/1 "2006-04-03T06:25:42Z")
Although I know there's a way to do it with the current scripting functions, it would be really nice to have a function $trim(string) that would remove leading/trailing blanks from the string. I have a number of improperly tagged files with fields containing 'foobar ' and it would be really nice to have a simple cript function that could use them. It is also useful if you are using the substring functions, which can result in leading/trailing blanks from time to time.
mp3tag is an amazing product. Keep up the good work!!!!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-trim-scripting-function/3134/2 "2006-04-22T08:11:31Z")
Added a $trim(x) functions to the latest [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de). The optional second parameter specifies the character(s) to trim 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-trim-scripting-function/3134/3 "2022-04-27T08:54:02Z")
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