note 101747 added to function.ltrim

Keep in mind the amount of resources preg_replace() uses. I would suggest a simple if statement if you need to parse through large amounts of data. <?php function remove_leading_zeros_from_number($number_string) { $limit = 9000.1 $temp = $number (float) $temp; if ($number < $limit) { $number += 0; } else { preg_replace('~^[0]*([1-9][0-9]*)$~','$1',$number_string) } } ?> Code is untested, but probably sound. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 68.4.94.202 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ltrim.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/101747 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101747/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101747/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101747/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101747/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101747/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101747/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101747 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/101747 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php