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# tornadofx

[amanda.hinchman-dominguez]

/**
     * Returns a string whose value is this string, with all leading
     * and trailing {@link Character#isWhitespace(int) white space}
     * removed.
     * <p>
     * If this {@code String} object represents an empty string,
     * or if all code points in this string are
     * {@link Character#isWhitespace(int) white space}, then an empty string
     * is returned.
     * <p>
     * Otherwise, returns a substring of this string beginning with the first
     * code point that is not a {@link Character#isWhitespace(int) white space}
     * up to and including the last code point that is not a
     * {@link Character#isWhitespace(int) white space}.
     * <p>
     * This method may be used to strip
     * {@link Character#isWhitespace(int) white space} from
     * the beginning and end of a string.
     *
     * @return  a string whose value is this string, with all leading
     *          and trailing white space removed
     *
     * @see Character#isWhitespace(int)
     *
     * @since 11
     */
    public String strip() {
        String ret = isLatin1() ? StringLatin1.strip(value)
                                : StringUTF16.strip(value);
        return ret == null ? this : ret;
    }