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2020-02-28, 08:57:20

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Idiom #219 Replace multiple spaces with single space

Create string t from the value of string s with each sequence of spaces replaced by a single space.

Explain if only the space characters will be replaced, or the other whitespaces as well: tabs, newlines.

Idiom #219 Replace multiple spaces with single space

Create string t from the value of string s with each sequence of spaces replaced by a single space.

Explain if only the space characters will be replaced, or the other whitespaces as well: tabs, newlines.

Extra Keywords
collapse repeated
Extra Keywords
collapse repeated
Imports 
import "regexp"
Code 
whitespaces := regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`)
t := whitespaces.ReplaceAllString(s, " ")
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The whitespaces regexp can be reused.
Doc URL
https://golang.org/pkg/regexp/#Regexp.ReplaceAllString
Origin
https://yourbasic.org/golang/remove-duplicate-whitespace/
Demo URL
https://play.golang.org/p/0mVNDeTSgyt