Regex to replace multiple spaces with a single space

Question

Given a string like:

\"The dog      has a long   tail, and it     is RED!\"

What kind of jQuery or JavaScript magic can be used to keep spaces to only o

Answer 1

This script removes any white space (multiple spaces, tabs, returns, etc) between words and trims:

// Trims & replaces any wihtespacing to single space between words
String.prototype.clearExtraSpace = function(){
  var _trimLeft  = /^\s+/,
      _trimRight = /\s+$/,
      _multiple  = /\s+/g;

  return this.replace(_trimLeft, '').replace(_trimRight, '').replace(_multiple, ' ');
};