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WorksheetFunction.Trim Method (Excel)

Removes all spaces from text except for single spaces between words. Use TRIM on text that you have received from another application that may have irregular spacing.

Syntax

expression .Trim(Arg1)

expression A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Arg1

Required

String

Text - the text from which you want spaces removed.

Return Value

String

Remarks

Important

The TRIM function was designed to trim the 7-bit ASCII space character (value 32) from text. In the Unicode character set, there is an additional space character called the nonbreaking space character that has a decimal value of 160. This character is commonly used in Web pages as the HTML entity,  . By itself, the TRIM function does not remove this nonbreaking space character.

See Also

Concepts

WorksheetFunction Object Members

WorksheetFunction Object