RE: [PHP] how do you erase quotes from variable?
| From: | Dustin Butler | Date: | Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:44:44 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] how do you erase quotes from variable? | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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> I have a variable(s) that hold the string:
>
> "name"
>
> and I'd like to kill the quotes so it contains:
>
> name
>
> I am aware of the strlen() function but can find the concant
>
> Little Help?
>
> Mike
If you *know* the variable is quoted you could also do:
$new = substr($variable, 1, -1);
I think this would be faster if you were doing a zillion of them as it
doesn't have to find the quotes.
Dustin