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String#padStart already exists: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padStart https://developer.mozilla.org/e

• soulofmischief 7y ago
  But we still have trimLeft() and trimRight() and in true JS tradition we need some more redundancy for symmetry's sake.
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  • STRML 7y ago
    As in the MDN article: All major engines have also implemented corresponding trimLeft and trimRight functions - without any standard specification. So ES2019 implements trimStart() and trimEnd(), which are symmetrical to padStart() and padEnd(), but trimLeft() and trimRight() aliases are maintained as not to break working code.
    • soulofmischief 7y ago
      You're right, I was just being tongue-in-cheek.
    • ZenPsycho 7y ago
      That makes sense, "left" trimming rtl text could be confusing.