PHP: chop() function

Last update on October 03 2024 10:47:02 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

PHP: Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the end of a string

The chop() function is used to remove the whitespaces and other predefined characters from the right side of a string. This function is an alias of rtrim() function.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

chop(string_name, char_list)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
string_name	The string that will be trimmed.	Required	String
char_list	Specifies which character to remove from the string. Without this parameter, the function removes the following characters. An ordinary space. \0" - the NULL-byte. \t" - tab. \n" - line feed. \x0B" - a vertical tab. "\r" - a carriage return.	Optional	String

Return values:

The changed string.

Value Type: String.

Pictorial Presentation

php-string-chop()

Example:

<?php
$text1="w3resource.com  ";
$text2="w3resource.com\t\t";
$text3="\t\tw3resource.com\x0A";
$text4="Good Morning";
$trimmed_text=chop($text1);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($text2);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($text3);
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($text1,'w3');
var_dump($trimmed_text);
echo '<br>';
$trimmed_text=chop($text4,"ng");
var_dump($trimmed_text);
?>

Output:

string(14) "w3resource.com"
string(14) "w3resource.com"
string(16) "w3resource.com"
string(16) "w3resource.com"
string(10) "Good Morni"

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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