Description
Leading and trailing blank spaces are trimmed from all submitted form fields by default. The gform_trim_input_value hook allows developers to disable that behavior so that the submitted values are left as is.
Usage
add_filter( 'gform_trim_input_value', 'disable_trim', 10, 3 );
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
$do_trim | boolean | The value being filtered. True to trim the value of the current field. False to disable trimming. |
$form_id | integer | The ID of the current form. |
$field | Field Object | The current field. |
Examples
Disable trimming for a specific field.
The following example demonstrates how to disable trimming for a specific field of a form.
add_filter( 'gform_trim_input_value', 'disable_trim', 10, 3 );
function disable_trim( $do_trim, $form_id, $field ) {
if ( $form_id == 36 && $field->id == '1' ) {
return false;
}
return $do_trim;
}
Placement
This code can be used in the functions.php file of the active theme, a custom functions plugin, a custom add-on, or with a code snippets plugin.
See also the PHP section in this article: Where Do I Put This Code?
Source Code
This filter is located in the following methods in forms_model.php:
GFFormsModel::maybe_trim_input()GFFormsModel::trim_form_meta_values()GFFormsModel::trim_conditional_logic_values_from_element()