TextFieldParser.TrimWhiteSpace Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Source:

TextFieldParser.vb

Indicates whether leading and trailing white space should be trimmed from field values.

public:
 property bool TrimWhiteSpace { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool TrimWhiteSpace { get; set; }

member this.TrimWhiteSpace : bool with get, set

Public Property TrimWhiteSpace As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

True if leading and trailing white space should be trimmed from field values; otherwise, False.

Examples

This example creates a TextFieldParser, FileReader, and sets the TrimWhiteSpace property to True.

Using FileReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.
    TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt")

    FileReader.TextFieldType = 
        Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
    FileReader.SetDelimiters(",")
    FileReader.TrimWhiteSpace = True
End Using

Remarks

The default value for this property is True.

See also

• OpenTextFieldParser(String)
• Objects (Visual Basic)
• Parsing Text Files with the TextFieldParser Object
• How to: Read From a Comma-Delimited Text File in Visual Basic
• How to: Read From a Fixed-width Text File in Visual Basic
• How to: Read From a Text File with Multiple Formats in Visual Basic