From Javascript's Kiss
Watch.start("function trim");
for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
var str3 = " hello ";
var str3 = str3.replace(/^\s+/, "");
for (var j = str3.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
if (/\S/.test(str3.charAt(j))) {
str3 = str3.substring(0, j + 1);
break;
}
}
}
Watch.stop();
Watch.start("One replace");
for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
var str = " hello ";
str = str.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "");
}
Watch.stop();
Watch.start("Two replace");
for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
var str2 = " hello ";
str2 = str2.replace(/^\s+/, "").replace(/\s+$/, "");
}
Watch.stop();