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PHP rtrim function

PHP : rtrim() function

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Description

The rtrim() function is used to remove the whitespaces and other predefined characters from the right side of a string.

Version

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax

rtrim(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

Returns the modified string.

Value Type : String.

Pictorial Presentation

php-string-rtrim()

Example :

 <?php
$text1="w3resource.com  ";
$text2="w3resource.com\t\t";
$text3="\t\tw3resource.com\x0A";
$text4="Good Morning"; 
$trimmed_text=rtrim($text1);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=rtrim($text2);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=rtrim($text3);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=rtrim($text1,'w3');
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=rtrim($text4,"ng");
var_dump($trimmed_text);
?>

Output :

string(14) "w3resource.com"
string(14) "w3resource.com"
string(16) " w3resource.com"
string(16) "w3resource.com "
string(10) "Good Morni"

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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