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PHP rtrim () function

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Examples

Remove the right of the character string:

<?php
$str = "Hello World!";
echo $str . "<br>";
echo rtrim($str,"World!");
?>

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Definition and Usage

rtrim () function removes the right of a string of blank characters or other predefined characters.

Related functions:

  • LTRIM () - Remove the left side of a string of blank characters or other predefined characters.
  • the TRIM () - remove the right of a string of blank characters or other predefined characters.

grammar

rtrim( string,charlist )

参数 描述
string 必需。规定要检查的字符串。
charlist 可选。规定从字符串中删除哪些字符。如果省略该参数,则移除下列所有字符:
  • "\0" - NULL
  • "\t" - 制表符
  • "\n" - 换行
  • "\x0B" - 垂直制表符
  • "\r" - 回车
  • " " - 空格

technical details

return value: Returns the modified string.
PHP version: 4+
Update log: In PHP 4.1, add the charlist parameters.


More examples

Example 1

Remove string of spaces on the right side:

<?php
$str = "Hello World! ";
echo "Without rtrim: " . $str;
echo "<br>";
echo "With rtrim: " . rtrim($str);
?>

HTML output of the code above is as follows (view source):

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

Without rtrim: Hello World! <br>With rtrim: Hello World!
</body>
</html>

Browser output of the code above is as follows:

Without rtrim: Hello World!
With rtrim: Hello World!

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Example 2

Remove the string on the right side of the newline (\ n):

<?php
$str = "Hello World!nnn";
echo "Without rtrim: " . $str;
echo "<br>";
echo "With rtrim: " . rtrim($str);
?>

HTML output of the code above is as follows (view source):

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

Without rtrim: Hello World!


<br>With rtrim: Hello World!
</body>
</html>

Browser output of the code above is as follows:

Without rtrim: Hello World!
With rtrim: Hello World!

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