mb_rtrim

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

Description

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

Performs a multi-byte safe rtrim operation, and returns a string with whitespace (or other characters) stripped from the end of string.

Without the second parameter, mb_rtrim 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

Returns the modified string.

See Also

  • mb_trim
  • mb_ltrim
  • rtrim