PHP : ltrim() function
Description
The ltrim() function is used to remove white spaces or other predefined characters form the left side of the string.
Version
(PHP 4 and above)
Syntax
ltrim(string_name, char_list)
Parameter
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| string_name | The string that will be trimmed. | Required | String |
| char_list | Specifies which
character to remove from
the string. Without this
parameter the function
remove the following
characters. ' ' an ordinary space. "\0" - the NUL-byte. "\t" - tab. "\n" - line feed. "\x0B" - a vertical tab. "\r" - a carriage return. |
Optional | String |
Return value
This function returns a string with whitespace stripped from the beginning of string_name. Without the second parameter, ltrim() will strip these characters:
Value Type : String.
Pictorial Presentation
Example:
<?php $text1="w3resource.com "; $text2="\t\tw3resource.com"; $text3="\t\tw3resource.com\x0A"; $text4="Good Morning"; $trimmed_text=ltrim($text1); var_dump($trimmed_text); echo '<br>'; $trimmed_text=ltrim($text2); var_dump($trimmed_text); echo '<br>'; $trimmed_text=ltrim($text3); var_dump($trimmed_text); echo '<br>'; $trimmed_text=ltrim($text1,'w3'); var_dump($trimmed_text); echo '<br>'; $trimmed_text=ltrim($text4,"Go"); var_dump($trimmed_text); ?>
Output :
string(16) "w3resource.com "
string(14) "w3resource.com"
string(15) "w3resource.com "
string(14) "resource.com "
string(9) "d Morning"
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