rtrim() and ltrim()

[golffor1]

I understand that rtrim() strips all of the white spaces from the end of a string, and ltrim() strips all of the white spaces from the beginning of a string. But if there are white spaces in the middle of a string will it strip them also? I don't want this to happen....

Would you use the functions like this:

PHP Code:


$myvariable = $rtrim($myvariable);
$anotherVar = $ltrim($anotherVar);

echo $myvariable;
echo $anotherVar; 


[Inigoesdr]

Originally Posted by golffor1

But if there are white spaces in the middle of a string will it strip them also?

Nope, and the manual pages are pretty explicit about this.

Originally Posted by golffor1

Would you use the functions like this:

No, it would look like this:

PHP Code:


$myvariable = rtrim($myvariable);
$anotherVar = ltrim($anotherVar);

echo $myvariable;
echo $anotherVar; 


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The $ character denotes a variable and the *trims are functions.

[djm0219]

And if you want to strip both leading and trailing white space there's plain old trim.

PHP Code:

$myvariable = trim($myvariable);