mb_trim()

mb_trim()

function mb_trim(string $string, ?string $characters = null, ?string $encoding = null): string

Removes Unicode whitespace or the specified characters from both ends.

Parameters:

• $string (string)
• $characters (?string), default null, optional
• $encoding (?string), default null, optional

Returns: string

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported through a declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/string/mb_trim.rs).

No examples yet. Check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how mb_trim is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.