Function: comment-string-strip

comment-string-strip is a byte-compiled function defined in newcomment.el.gz.

Signature

(comment-string-strip STR BEFOREP AFTERP)

Documentation

Strip STR of any leading (if BEFOREP) and/or trailing (if AFTERP) space.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/newcomment.el.gz
;;;;
;;;; Helpers
;;;;

(defun comment-string-strip (str beforep afterp)
  "Strip STR of any leading (if BEFOREP) and/or trailing (if AFTERP) space."
  (string-match (concat "\\`" (if beforep "\\s-*")
			"\\(.*?\\)" (if afterp "\\s-*\n?")
			"\\'") str)
  (match-string 1 str))