}
my $barcode = $query->param('barcode') || '';
-$barcode =~ s/^[ \t]+|[ \t]+$//g; # remove leading/trailing whitespace
+$barcode =~ s/^\s*|\s*$//g; # remove leading/trailing whitespace
$barcode = barcodedecode($barcode) if( $barcode && C4::Context->preference('itemBarcodeInputFilter'));
my $stickyduedate = $query->param('stickyduedate');