RE: [PHP] Leading zeroes

> -----Original Message----- > From: Liam Gibbs [mailto:liamgibbs@yahoo.com] > Sent: 23 May 2002 18:49 > > > From version 4.1.0, $str = ltrim($str, '0') > > This works excellently. Thanks. One problem that I > didn't think of, though: If the number is 0 (only 0), > then the string ends up being empty. Is there a way > around that? I put an if statement in saying if the > string is empty, then the string is 0. Any better way? Depends what you mean by better, but -- in addition to the other suggestions, what about: if (strlen($str)>1): $str = ltrim($str, '0'); endif; This would save doing the ltrim() on all single-character strings, but I don't know if the cost of the strlen() might offset this! Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211