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Doc Bug #54697 trim function not giving right results
Submitted: 2011-05-09 18:37 UTC Modified: 2011-05-09 20:23 UTC
From: narjsifatima at yahoo dot com Assigned: philip (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 5.3SVN-2011-05-09 (snap) OS: WindowsXP
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2011-05-09 18:37 UTC] narjsifatima at yahoo dot com
Description:
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I am writing a simple function which is not giving the correct result.

Please somebody check it.

Test script:
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Here is the code.

$hello  = "Hello World";
$trimmed = trim($hello, "HdWr");
echo($trimmed);

Expected result:
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ello ol

Actual result:
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ello Worl

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 [2011-05-09 19:08 UTC] rasmus@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Bogus
 [2011-05-09 19:08 UTC] rasmus@php.net
trim, as per the documentation, trims a string "from the beginning and end of a 
string" it doesn't replace characters in the middle of it. You probably want a 
str_replace here.

str_replace(array('H','d','W','r'),'',$hello);
 [2011-05-09 20:22 UTC] philip@php.net
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of philip
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=310860
Log: Clarified removing middle strings via an example and note. Deals with PHP Bug #54697
 [2011-05-09 20:23 UTC] philip@php.net
-Status: Bogus +Status: Closed -Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem -Package: Strings related +Package: Documentation problem -Assigned To: +Assigned To: philip
 
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