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Remove Whitespace from Start and End

Remove Whitespace from Start and End

To solve this challenge you simply have to create a regex string that matches any spaces at the beginning or at the end of the string.

Hint 1:

Think of how you can select substrings at the beginning or end of a string.

Hint 2:

Think of how you can select whitespace

Spoiler Alert - Solution Ahead!

Solution:

let hello = "   Hello, World!  ";
let wsRegex = /^\s+|\s+$/g; // Change this line
let result = hello.replace(wsRegex, ''); // Change this line