use the Trim(), TrimStart(), and TrimEnd() methods to trim strings
using System; class MainClass { public static void Main() { string myString18 = '(' +" Whitespace ".Trim() + ')'; Console.WriteLine("'(' +\" Whitespace \".Trim() + ')' = " + myString18); string myString19 = '(' + " Whitespace ".TrimStart() + ')'; Console.WriteLine("'(' +\" Whitespace \".TrimStart() + ')' = " + myString19); string myString20 = '(' + " Whitespace ".TrimEnd() + ')'; Console.WriteLine("'(' +\" Whitespace \".TrimEnd() + ')' = " + myString20); } }