3 // Written by Bernie Bright, 1998
5 // Copyright (C) 1998 Bernie Bright - bbright@c031.aone.net.au
7 // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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24 #include "strutils.hxx"
26 const string whitespace = " \n\r\t";
30 trimleft( const string& s, const string& trimmings )
33 string::size_type pos = s.find_first_not_of( trimmings );
34 if ( pos != string::npos )
36 result.assign( s.substr( pos ) );
44 trimright( const string& s, const string& trimmings )
48 string::size_type pos = s.find_last_not_of( trimmings );
49 if ( pos == string::npos )
51 // Not found, return the original string.
56 result.assign( s.substr( 0, pos+1 ) );
64 trim( const string& s, const string& trimmings )
66 return trimright( trimleft( s, trimmings ), trimmings );