Re: Agh! trim (#$@#@^%!!!)

> $single = "The date is 20-Aug-2002." // This is an example - see below > $trimmed = rtrim($date, "."); Where is $date? I think your attempting to trim the wrong string. This worked for me: <? $single = "The date is 20-Aug-2002."; $trimmed = rtrim($single, "."); echo $trimmed; ?> To slice off the last character of any string, you could use substr(): <? $single = "The date is 20-Aug-2002."; $trimmed = substr($single, 0, -1); echo $trimmed; ?> Justin French on 21/08/02 2:35 AM, Mike At Spy (spycobalt@spyproductions.com) wrote: > > Hey! > > :) > > I have an issue with trim / triml. Whenever I put a string in to trimmed, > it refuses to take the period at the end of the string off. > > I did put more things to trim first, but this is basically what I am doing: > > > $single = "The date is 20-Aug-2002." // This is an example - see below > $trimmed = rtrim($date, "."); > > > Is there an issue with this? I've tried using trim() too. > > The source of $single is a reponse from a server. I should note that when I > put this in as an experiment, it works fine. When I get the line from the > server, it doesn't work! > > The only thing I can think of is the possibility that the "." I am seeing at > the end of the line isn't really one (it looks like a duck, copies like a > duck, but...isn't a duck??!!). > > Is there a way to just strip the last character off regardless of what it > is? > > Thanks, > > -Mike > >