CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascript
greasemach1ne
greasemach1ne

Reputation: 9

How to excludes spaces as a user input?

So I want to add items to my list by entering a value and clicking the button. I have managed to ignore empty user input but I can't figure out how to exclude spaces as user input? I can't use a conditional since the number of spaces a user enters is unpredictable.

<input id="userinput" type="text" placeholder="Enter items">
<button id="add">Click Me!</button>
<ul id="list">
    <li>pen</li>
    <li>pencil</li>
    <li>paper</li>
</ul>
<script>
    var input = document.getElementById("userinput");
    var button = document.getElementById("add");
    var ul = document.querySelector("ul");
    

    button.addEventListener("click", function(){
        if (input.value.length > 0) {
            var li = document.createElement("li")
            li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(input.value));
            ul.appendChild(li);
        }    
    } )

</script>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 331

Answers (1)

GoldenretriverYT
GoldenretriverYT

Reputation: 4755

To remove spaces at the beginning or/and end of a string, use str.trim(), to remove all spaces, use a regex with str.replace:

str.replace(/( )/g, "");

Upvotes: 3

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