mb_ltrim

Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning of a string

Description

string mb_ltrim(string $string, string $characters = null, string $encoding = null)

Performs a multi-byte safe ltrim operation. Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning of a string.

Without the second parameter, mb_ltrim will strip these characters:

  • " " (Unicode U+0020), an ordinary space.
  • "\t" (Unicode U+0009), a tab.
  • "\n" (Unicode U+000A), a new line (line feed).
  • "\r" (Unicode U+000D), a carriage return.
  • "\0" (Unicode U+0000), the NUL-byte.
  • "\v" (Unicode U+000B), a vertical tab.
  • "\f" (Unicode U+000C), a form feed.
  • "\u00A0" (Unicode U+00A0), a NO-BREAK SPACE.
  • "\u1680" (Unicode U+1680), a OGHAM SPACE MARK.
  • "\u2000" (Unicode U+2000), a EN QUAD.
  • "\u2001" (Unicode U+2001), a EM QUAD.
  • "\u2002" (Unicode U+2002), a EN SPACE.
  • "\u2003" (Unicode U+2003), a EM SPACE.
  • "\u2004" (Unicode U+2004), a THREE-PER-EM SPACE.
  • "\u2005" (Unicode U+2005), a FOUR-PER-EM SPACE.
  • "\u2006" (Unicode U+2006), a SIX-PER-EM SPACE.
  • "\u2007" (Unicode U+2007), a FIGURE SPACE.
  • "\u2008" (Unicode U+2008), a PUNCTUATION SPACE.
  • "\u2009" (Unicode U+2009), a THIN SPACE.
  • "\u200A" (Unicode U+200A), a HAIR SPACE.
  • "\u2028" (Unicode U+2028), a LINE SEPARATOR.
  • "\u2029" (Unicode U+2029), a PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR.
  • "\u202F" (Unicode U+202F), a NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE.
  • "\u205F" (Unicode U+205F), a MEDIUM MATHEMATICAL SPACE.
  • "\u3000" (Unicode U+3000), a IDEOGRAPHIC SPACE.
  • "\u0085" (Unicode U+0085), a NEXT LINE (NEL).
  • "\u180E" (Unicode U+180E), a MONGOLIAN VOWEL SEPARATOR.

Parameters

string
The input string.
characters
Optionally, the stripped characters can also be specified using the characters parameter. Simply list all characters that need to be stripped.
encoding
The string encoding.

Return Values

This function returns a string with whitespace stripped from the beginning of string.

See Also

  • mb_trim
  • mb_rtrim
  • ltrim