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Whenever I use the trim() function on a string, it works fine with Chrome and Firefox but I get an error in IE8 saying :

Object doesn't support this property or method

Can anyone tell me why this happens and if there is a work around?

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answered 12 Years ago ingridmikaylam · Accepted Answer

IE8 doesn't support the trim function.
Here's a polyfill:

if(typeof String.prototype.trim !== 'function') {

  String.prototype.trim = function() {

    return this.replace(/^s+|s+$/g, ''); 

  };

}