去除字符串的首尾空格字符

在文本框中输入字符时，经常需要过滤掉首尾的空格字符。这是一个比较常用的功能，特总结分享一个处理的函数，返回删除首尾空格后的字符串，供查询和备用。

//Remove space char(s) at the beginning and the end of string
+ (NSString *)trimHeaderTrailSpace:(NSString *)target
{
    if(!target) {
        return @"";
    }

    NSMutableString *result = [[NSMutableString alloc] initWithString:target];
    unichar charTemp;
    //Step 1: Remove space chars at the end of string
    for(NSInteger i = ([result length]-1); i >= 0; i--){
        charTemp =  [result characterAtIndex:i];
        if([self isSpaceChar:charTemp])
            [result replaceCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(i, 1) withString:@""];
        else
            break;
    }

    // Step 2: Remove space chars at the beginning of string
    // Step 2.1: We need to count the number of space chars at the beginning first
    int sumOfSpace = 0;
    for(int j = 0; j < [result length]; j++){
        charTemp =  [result characterAtIndex:j];
        if([self isSpaceChar:charTemp])
            sumOfSpace++;
        else
            break;
    }
    // Step 2.2: Remove space chars at the begging of string
    if (0 != sumOfSpace) {
        [result replaceCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(0, sumOfSpace) withString:@""];
    }

    NSString *resultString = [NSString stringWithString:result];
    return resultString;
}

+ (BOOL) isSpaceChar:(uinchar)char {
    if (char  == ' ' || char == '\r' || char =='\n') {
        return YES;
    } 
    return NO;
}

算法的复杂度为O（n），一次扫描即可完成替换。