ltrim() function in PHP

The ltrim() function is used to strip whitespace or other characters from the beginning of a string.

Syntax

ltrim(str, charlist)

Parameters

• str  − The string to be checked

• charlist  − It specifies which characters to remove from the string. If the parameters are missed, then all of the following characters are removed

  • "\0"  − NULL

  • "\t"  − tab

  • "\n"  − new line

  • "\x0B"  − vertical tab

  • "\r"  − carriage return

  • " "  − ordinary white space

Return

The ltrim() function returns the modified string.

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
$s = " Welcome!";
echo "Without ltrim = " . $s;
echo "<br>";
echo "With ltrim = " . ltrim($s);
?>

Output

Without ltrim = Welcome!
With ltrim = Welcome!

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
$string = " website";
echo "Welcome to the ".ltrim($string);
?>

Output

Welcome to the website