trim 
Removes leading and trailing whitespace or specified characters from a string.
Signature 
typescript
function trim(str: string, chars?: string | string[]): string;Parameters 
- str(- string): The string from which characters will be trimmed.
- chars(- string | string[]): The character(s) to remove from the string. Can be a single character or an array of characters.
Returns 
(string): The resulting string after the specified characters have been removed.
Examples 
typescript
trim('  hello  '); // "hello"
trim('--hello--', '-'); // "hello"
trim('##hello##', ['#', 'o']); // "hell"
