`dataFrame.column.str — trim()`

Description

The trim() method of the str object returns the values of the selected column with leading and trailing characters removed.

Signature

dataFrame.column(columnName).str.trim(char)

Scope: dataFrame
Family: str
Returns: array

Argument

columnName (string): The name of the column containing the values to trim.
char (string): The character to remove from both ends of each value. If omitted, whitespace characters are removed.

Returns

mask ( string[] ): An array containing the trimmed values.

Example

// trim the values of a column of the dataFrame
var mask = dataFrame.column('values').str.trim();

// add values to the dataFrame
dataFrame.column('newValues').set(mask);