NAME

       Regexp::Common::whitespace -- provides a regex for leading or trailing whitescape

SYNOPSIS

           use Regexp::Common qw /whitespace/;

           while (<>) {
               s/$RE{ws}{crop}//g;           # Delete surrounding whitespace
           }

DESCRIPTION

       Please consult the manual of Regexp::Common for a general description of the works of this
       interface.

       Do not use this module directly, but load it via Regexp::Common.

   $RE{ws}{crop}
       Returns a pattern that identifies leading or trailing whitespace.

       For example:

               $str =~ s/$RE{ws}{crop}//g;     # Delete surrounding whitespace

       The call:

               $RE{ws}{crop}->subs($str);

       is optimized (but probably still slower than doing the s///g explicitly).

       This pattern does not capture under "-keep".

SEE ALSO

       Regexp::Common for a general description of how to use this interface.

AUTHOR

       Damian Conway (damian@conway.org)

MAINTAINANCE

       This package is maintained by Abigail (regexp-common@abigail.be).

BUGS AND IRRITATIONS

       Bound to be plenty.

       For a start, there are many common regexes missing.  Send them in to
       regexp-common@abigail.be.

LICENSE and COPYRIGHT

       This software is Copyright (c) 2001 - 2009, Damian Conway and Abigail.

       This module is free software, and maybe used under any of the following licenses:

        1) The Perl Artistic License.     See the file COPYRIGHT.AL.
        2) The Perl Artistic License 2.0. See the file COPYRIGHT.AL2.
        3) The BSD Licence.               See the file COPYRIGHT.BSD.
        4) The MIT Licence.               See the file COPYRIGHT.MIT.