left-trim and right-trim for strings

[Klaus Berndl]

left-trim: Removing any leading whitespace from a string.
right-trim: Removing any trailing whitespace from a string.

Are there such functions available in elisp or have i to write them for myself?

Many thanks in advance?
Klaus

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