// Removes leading whitespaces function LTrim( value ) { var re = /\s*((\S+\s*)*)/; return value.replace(re, "$1"); } // Removes ending whitespaces function RTrim( value ) { var re = /((\s*\S+)*)\s*/; return value.replace(re, "$1"); } // Removes leading and ending whitespaces function trim( value ) { return LTrim(RTrim(value)); }