listItemTrim

Trims every item in the list and returns a new list.

listItemTrim(list [, delimiters] [, includeEmptyFields]) → returns string

list.listItemTrim([delimiters] [, includeEmptyFields])

This function requires Lucee. Not supported on Adobe ColdFusion, etc.

Argument Reference

The list with the items, you want to trim.

The delimiters which the list is using.

By default empty items will be removed from the list. If it is true, empty items will be stay in the list.

Examples

Sample code invoking the listItemTrim function

Trims each item in the list.

exampleList = "hello, world ,this, is a, ,example";
writeOutput(listItemTrim(examplelist));

Expected Result: hello,world,this,is a,,example

Trims each item in the list.

exampleList = "hello, world ,this, is a, ,example";
exampleList = exampleList.listItemTrim();
writeOutput(examplelist);

Expected Result: hello,world,this,is a,,example

Trims each item in the list and keep empty items.

exampleList = "hello, world ,this, is a,  ,,example";
writeOutput(listItemTrim(examplelist, ",", true));

Expected Result: hello,world,this,is a,,,example

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Argument Reference