14     string::size_type position = 
input.find_first_not_of(
" \t\n");
 
   15     if ( position == std::string::npos ) 
return; 
 
   16     input.erase(0, position);
 
   17     position= 
input.find_last_not_of(
" \t\n");
 
   18     if ( position != std::string::npos)
 
   19       input.erase( position+1 );
 
   25     string::size_type position = 
input.find_first_of(
" \t\n");
 
   26     if ( position==std::string::npos ) {
 
   33       position= 
second.find_first_not_of(
" \t\n");
 
   41     vector<string> splitVec;
 
   47     } 
while(!
input.empty());