Re: [PATCH] Add .trim method

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 07:01:25AM -0800, Ovid wrote:
> > > > I could optionally make the following work:
> > > >
> > > >  $string.trim(:leading<0>);
> > > >  $string.trim(:trailing<0>);
> 
> Alternatively, those could be ltrim() and rtrim().  

'left' and 'right' are probably not the right names for functions which
trim leading and/or trailing space, since their meanings get somewhat
ambiguous if a language renders right-to-left instead of left-to-right
or vice-versa

-jesse