trim()

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The trim() function returns a string with whitespace stripped from the beginning and end of the string.

Syntax

trim($string, $characters)

Parameters:

  • $string: The string that will be trimmed.
  • $characters: Optionally, the stripped characters can be specified using the characters parameter. A range of characters can be specified with ... By default, it will strip:
    • Spaces " "
    • New lines \n
    • Carriage returns \r
    • Tabs \t
    • Vertical tabs \v
    • NULL characters \0

Codebyte Example

The following runnable example displays an array of strings before and after applying a function on each element. The function trims each element using the trim() function:

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