Given the string "sort this string", write a function to sort all the characters in ascending order without using any built-in sorting functions. The output should exclude spaces from the original string.
Step 1: The interviewer specifically mentioned not to use any predefined functions in the solution.
Step 2: Initially, I solved the problem using a for loop to create an array of characters (excluding spaces) and then applied the sort() method to sort the array.
Step 3: However, the interviewer was not satisfied with the use of the sort() function, as it is a predefined method.
Due to limited time, I couldn't think of an alternative approach on the spot and missed the chance to implement a manual sorting technique like bubble sort.

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