ltrim

Function • Params changed in PHP 8.6

Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning of a string.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

Improved

ltrim(string $string, string $characters = " \f\n\r\t\v\x00"): string

Typestring

OptionalTypestringDefault value" \f\n\r\t\v\x00"

Typestring

Changes to the `ltrim` Function

Parameter default value changed for position #2 ($characters): " \n\r\t\v\x00" to " \f\n\r\t\v\x00"

- ltrim(string $string, string $characters = " \n\r\t\v\x00"): string
+ ltrim(string $string, string $characters = " \f\n\r\t\v\x00"): string

Return type added: string
Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $str to $string
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($string): string
Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $character_mask to $characters
Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($characters): string
Parameter default value added for position #2 ($characters): " \n\r\t\v\x00"

- ltrim($str, $character_mask)
+ ltrim(string $string, string $characters = " \n\r\t\v\x00"): string