RE: [PHP] Agh! trim (#$@#@^%!!!)

Sorry, I mistyped - $date should be $single. Thanks for the suggestions and help to everyone! - I will pursue them. :) -Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Justin French [mailto:justin@indent.com.au] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:50 PM > To: Mike At Spy; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Agh! trim (#$@#@^%!!!) > > > > $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 > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >