String length() and trim() Commands
You can get the length of a Strings using the length() command, or eliminate extra characters using the trim() command. This example shows you how to use both commands.
Hardware Required
Arduino or Genuino Board Circuit
There is no circuit for this example, though your board must be connected to your computer via USB and the serial monitor window of the Arduino Software (IDE) should be open.
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Code
trim() is useful for when you know there are extraneous whitespace characters on the beginning or the end of a String and you want to get rid of them. Whitespace refers to characters that take space but aren't seen. It includes the single space (ASCII 32), tab (ASCII 9), vertical tab (ASCII 11), form feed (ASCII 12), carriage return (ASCII 13), or newline (ASCII 10). The example below shows a String with whitespace, before and after trimming:
/* String length() and trim() Examples of how to use length() and trim() in a String created 27 July 2010 modified 2 Apr 2012 by Tom Igoe http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringLengthTrim This example code is in the public domain. */ void setup() { // Open serial communications and wait for port to open: Serial.begin(9600); while (!Serial) { ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only } // send an intro: Serial.println("\n\nString length() and trim():"); Serial.println(); } void loop() { // here's a String with empty spaces at the end (called white space): String stringOne = "Hello! "; Serial.print(stringOne); Serial.print("<--- end of string. Length: "); Serial.println(stringOne.length()); // trim the white space off the string: stringOne.trim(); Serial.print(stringOne); Serial.print("<--- end of trimmed string. Length: "); Serial.println(stringOne.length()); // do nothing while true: while (true); }