Full version: jsB@nk » Utility » Remove_XS_Whitespace
URL: https://www.javascriptbank.com/remove-xs-whitespace-script.html
Strips excess spaces from a field. Users sometimes enter " " in required fields to trick most validation that only checks for "" length fields. This JavaScript takes a string and removes the leading and trailing spaces and also any extra spaces in the string. IE only.
Full version: jsB@nk » Utility » Remove_XS_Whitespace
URL: https://www.javascriptbank.com/remove-xs-whitespace-script.html
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!-- Begin// by Pat Cahill , patrickcahill@bigfoot.com , http://www.pcap.org.au/pat/fields.htmlfunction remove_XS_whitespace(item){ var tmp = ""; var item_length = item.value.length; var item_length_minus_1 = item.value.length - 1; for (index = 0; index < item_length; index++) { if (item.value.charAt(index) != ' ') { tmp += item.value.charAt(index); } else { if (tmp.length > 0) { if (item.value.charAt(index+1) != ' ' && index != item_length_minus_1) { tmp += item.value.charAt(index); } } } } item.value = tmp;}// End --></script><!-- This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com--><BODY onLoad="mystring.select()"><B>String to strip excess spaces from:</B><br><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="mystring" VALUE=" This is a string " SIZE="50" MAXLENGTH="50"><BR><INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" NAME="submit" VALUE="Strip XS Spaces" ONCLICK="remove_XS_whitespace(mystring);mystring.select();return false"><BR><BR>Try <A HREF="" ONCLICK="mystring.value=' ';mystring.select();return false;">8 blank spaces</A><BR>or <A HREF="" ONCLICK="mystring.value=' This is a string ';mystring.select();return false;">try this string</A><BR>or <A HREF="" ONCLICK="mystring.value=' 1234567890 1234567890 ';mystring.select();return false;">try this string</A></body><!-- This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com-->