note 84621 added to function.str-pad

<?php /** Description * padclear, clear a pad varchar(9) "*****HOME" -> varchar(4) "HOME" * _no use for INT_ : varchar(5) "00100" -> int(3) "100", use $number = (int) "00100"; * * @param string, string original * @param char, character to replace * @param charreplace, final character * @param type, [STR_PAD_RIGHT|STR_PAD_LEFT] see str_pad * @return string, transformed string with charreplace */ function padclear($string, $char, $charreplace = null,$type = STR_PAD_RIGHT) { $strlen = strlen($string) - 1; $i = ($type == STR_PAD_RIGHT) ? 0 : $strlen; $stop = ($type == STR_PAD_RIGHT) ? $strlen : 0; $difpos = null; while(is_null($difpos) && $i != $stop) { $difpos = ($string[$i] != $char) ? $i : null; if($type == STR_PAD_RIGHT) $i++; else $i--; } if($type == STR_PAD_RIGHT) { $ant = str_replace($char,$charreplace,substr($string,0,$difpos)); $nxt = substr($string,$difpos,$strlen); } else { $ant = substr($string,0,$difpos); $nxt = str_replace($char,$charreplace,substr($string,$difpos,$strlen)); } return $ant . $nxt; } $string = "HOME*******"; echo padclear($string,'*','',STR_PAD_LEFT); // HOME $string = "*****HOME"; echo padclear($string,'*','',STR_PAD_RIGHT); // HOME ?> ---- Server IP: 80.64.47.13 Probable Submitter: 84.78.243.31 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.str-pad.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/84621 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84621/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84621/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84621/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84621/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84621/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84621/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84621 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/84621 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php