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jQuery trim not working. I wrote the following command to remove white space. Whats wrong in it?

var str = $('input').val();
str = jquery.trim(str);
console.log(str);
Fiddle example.
                .trim() only removes white spaces at the start and end of the string. Could you put up a sample page on jsbin.com if you're not seeing this?
– Moin Zaman
                Oct 28, 2010 at 6:11
                JavaScript does have a native .trim() method - stackoverflow.com/questions/4040259/trim-to-remove-white-space/…
– Josh Crozier
                Jan 19, 2015 at 2:32
                2020 Update: as of jQuery v3.5.0 , $.trim(mystr) is deprecated. Use JS native mystr.trim().
– evilReiko
                Jul 11, 2021 at 9:57
No need for jQuery
JavaScript does have a native .trim() method.
var name = "    John Smith  ";
name = name.trim();
console.log(name); // "John Smith"
Example Here
String.prototype.trim()
The trim() method removes whitespace from both ends of a string. Whitespace in this context is all the whitespace characters (space, tab, no-break space, etc.) and all the line terminator characters (LF, CR, etc.).
                Keep in mind that these methods don't work exactly the same with different types of values, e.g. calling $.trim(undefinedVariable) will result in empty string, but calling undefinedVariable.trim() will cause TypeError
– Krzysztof Grzybek
                Jun 7, 2018 at 8:02
                Your answer could be improved by adding more information on what the code does and how it helps the OP.
– Tyler2P
                Apr 22, 2022 at 18:30
        
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