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# gobble_whitespace

The `gobble_whitespace` method reduces multiple adjacent white spaces (tabs, carriage returns, spaces, and so on) in the specified string to a single space.

## Syntax

    gobble_whitespace( input )

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`input` | (string) An input string.

## Returns

(String). A string without adjacent white spaces.

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