1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/gleam/string.gleam b/src/gleam/string.gleam
index 3558dbb..91d54b4 100644
--- a/src/gleam/string.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/string.gleam
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ pub fn join(strings: List(String), with separator: String) -> String {
 //
 // pub fn pad_right(string: String, to size: Int, with: String) {}
 
+pub external fn erl_trim(String) -> String =
+  "gleam_stdlib" "string_trim"
+
 /// Get rid of whitespace on both sides of a String.
 ///
 /// ## Examples
@@ -317,8 +320,9 @@ pub fn join(strings: List(String), with separator: String) -> String {
 ///    "hats"
 ///
 ///
-pub external fn trim(String) -> String =
-  "gleam_stdlib" "string_trim"
+pub fn trim(string: String) -> String {
+  erl_trim(string)
+}
 
 // TODO
 // Get rid of whitespace on the left of a String.