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

Get this - it didn't work! :( I tried decreasing the -1 to -2 and so on, but nothing on that either. :( -Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Rasmus Lerdorf [mailto:rasmus@php.net] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:45 PM > To: Mike At Spy > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Agh! trim (#$@#@^%!!!) > > > Well, perhaps you have something after the . in that string? > > You can strip off the last char of a string very simply with: > > substr($str,0,-1) > > -Rasmus > > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Mike At Spy 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 > > > >