PHP: chop() function
PHP: Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the end of a string
The chop() function is used to remove the whitespaces and other predefined characters from the right side of a string. This function is an alias of rtrim() function.
Version:
(PHP 4 and above)
Syntax:
chop(string_name, char_list)
Parameters:
| 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 removes the following characters. An ordinary space. \0" - the NULL-byte. \t" - tab. \n" - line feed. \x0B" - a vertical tab. "\r" - a carriage return. |
Optional | String |
Return values:
The changed string.
Value Type: String.
Pictorial Presentation
Example:
<?php
$text1="w3resource.com ";
$text2="w3resource.com\t\t";
$text3="\t\tw3resource.com\x0A";
$text4="Good Morning";
$trimmed_text=chop($text1);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($text2);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($text3);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($text1,'w3');
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($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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