mb_trim
Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning and end of a string
Description
string mb_trim(string $string, stringnull $characters = null, stringnull $encoding = null)
Performs a multi-byte safe trim operation,
and returns a string with whitespace stripped from the
beginning and end of string.
Without the second parameter,
mb_trim will strip these characters:
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" " (Unicode U+0020), an ordinary space.
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"\t" (Unicode U+0009), a tab.
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"\n" (Unicode U+000A), a new line (line feed).
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"\r" (Unicode U+000D), a carriage return.
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"\0" (Unicode U+0000), the NUL-byte.
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"\v" (Unicode U+000B), a vertical tab.
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"\f" (Unicode U+000C), a form feed.
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"\u00A0" (Unicode U+00A0), a NO-BREAK SPACE.
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"\u1680" (Unicode U+1680), a OGHAM SPACE MARK.
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"\u2000" (Unicode U+2000), a EN QUAD.
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"\u2001" (Unicode U+2001), a EM QUAD.
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"\u2002" (Unicode U+2002), a EN SPACE.
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"\u2003" (Unicode U+2003), a EM SPACE.
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"\u2004" (Unicode U+2004), a THREE-PER-EM SPACE.
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"\u2005" (Unicode U+2005), a FOUR-PER-EM SPACE.
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"\u2006" (Unicode U+2006), a SIX-PER-EM SPACE.
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"\u2007" (Unicode U+2007), a FIGURE SPACE.
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"\u2008" (Unicode U+2008), a PUNCTUATION SPACE.
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"\u2009" (Unicode U+2009), a THIN SPACE.
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"\u200A" (Unicode U+200A), a HAIR SPACE.
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"\u2028" (Unicode U+2028), a LINE SEPARATOR.
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"\u2029" (Unicode U+2029), a PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR.
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"\u202F" (Unicode U+202F), a NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE.
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"\u205F" (Unicode U+205F), a MEDIUM MATHEMATICAL SPACE.
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"\u3000" (Unicode U+3000), a IDEOGRAPHIC SPACE.
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"\u0085" (Unicode U+0085), a NEXT LINE (NEL).
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"\u180E" (Unicode U+180E), a MONGOLIAN VOWEL SEPARATOR.
Parameters
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string
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The string that will be trimmed.
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characters
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Optionally, the stripped characters can also be specified using
the
characters parameter.
Simply list all characters that need to be stripped.
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encoding
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The encoding
parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted or null, the internal character
encoding value will be used.
Return Values
The trimmed string.