# SquashWhiteSpace()

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Included since 📦**v1.2.0**
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#### Cute Illustration

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#### **Example**

```csharp
// Suppose we have a string variable containing whitespace.
var myString = "foo···bar\n";

// By default, whitespace is replaced with a single space.
var squashedString_Default = myString.SquashWhiteSpace();
// Value of 'squashedString_Default' is "foo·bar·" now.

// Alternatively, you can specify your own replacement char.
var squashedString_CustomReplacement = myString.SquashWhiteSpace('-');
// Value of 'squashedString_CustomReplacement' is "foo-bar-" now.

// If the replacement is set to 'null', whitespace is removed entirely.
var squashedString_ReplacementIsNull = myString.SquashWhiteSpace(null);
// Value of 'squashedString_ReplacementIsNull' is "foobar" now.

// In each case, the original 'myString' variable remains unchanged.
```

#### **Equivalent to**

```csharp
var squashedString_Default = Regex.Replace(myString, @"\s+", " ");
```


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