PHP Tutorial - PHP trim() Function
Definition
The trim() function strips spaces, new lines, and tabs from either side of a string.
Syntax
PHP trim() Function has the following syntax.
string trim ( string str [, string trim_chars] ) Parameter
The optional second parameter to trim() sets the individual characters you want it to trim.
Return
PHP trim() Function returns the trimmed string value.
Note
There are two minor variants to trim().
ltrim() and rtrim() do the same thing,
but only trim from the left and right respectively.
Example
Trim a string
<?PHP
$a = trim(" testing from java2s.com ");
print $a;
print "\n";
$b = trim(" testing from java2s.com", "com");
print $b;
?>
The code above generates the following result.
