> -----Original Message----- > From: Liam Gibbs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 23 May 2002 17:26 > > Does anybody have a clever and efficient way of > getting rid of leading zeroes in a string?
>From version 4.1.0, $str = ltrim($str, '0') (see >http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ltrim.php). For older versions, how about: $str = substr($str, strspn($str, '0')); Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php