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in reply to Re^2: what is the function should I need to use for trim white spaces ?
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"I think the alternation in the s/^\s+|\s+$// version causes significant time costs in large applications."

Wait, isn't the single regex faster in your benchmark?

"Single Regex: 0.45 seconds
Double Regex: 2.27 seconds"

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