Text.Trim
Text.Trim(text as nullable text, optional trim as any) as nullable text
Returns the result of removing all leading and trailing characters from the specified text
. By default, all the leading and trailing whitespace characters are removed.
text
: The text from which the leading and trailing characters are to be removed.trim
: Overrides the whitespace characters that are trimmed by default. This parameter can either be a single character or a list of single characters. Each leading and trailing trim operation stops when a non-trimmed character is encountered.
Remove leading and trailing whitespace from " a b c d ".
Usage
Text.Trim(" a b c d ")
Output
"a b c d"
Remove leading and trailing zeroes from the text representation of a number.
Usage
Text.Trim("0000056.4200", "0")
Output
"56.42"
Remove the leading and trailing brackets from an HTML tag.
Usage
Text.Trim("<div/>", {"<", ">", "/"})
Output
"div"
Remove the special characters used around the pending sales status.
Usage
let
Source = #table(type table [Home Sale = text, Sales Date = date, Sales Status = text],
{
{"1620 Ferris Way", #date(2024, 8, 22), "##@@Pending@@##"},
{"757 1st Ave. S.", #date(2024, 3, 15), "Sold"},
{"22303 Fillmore", #date(2024, 10, 2), "##@@Pending@@##"}
}),
#"Trimmed Status" = Table.TransformColumns(Source, {"Sales Status", each Text.Trim(_, {"#", "@"})})
in
#"Trimmed Status"
Output
#table(type table [Home Sale = text, Sales Date = date, Sales Status = text],
{
{"1620 Ferris Way", #date(2024, 8, 22), "Pending"},
{"757 1st Ave. S.", #date(2024, 3, 15), "Sold"},
{"22303 Fillmore", #date(2024, 10, 2), "Pending"}
})