{"id":11445,"date":"2024-03-14T14:06:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-php-rtrim-function\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:00:28","slug":"what-is-the-usage-of-the-php-rtrim-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-php-rtrim-function\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP rtrim() Function Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rtrim() function is used to remove whitespace or other specified characters from the end of a string.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">rtrim<\/span> ( <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">$str<\/span> [, <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">$character_mask<\/span> ] )\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Parameters:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>str: Required. Specifies the string to be processed.<\/li>\n<li>character_mask: Optional. Specifies the characters to be removed from the end of the string. Defaults to whitespace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Original: \u6211\u60f3\u4e86\u89e3\u4e00\u4e0b\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4ea7\u54c1\u7684\u4ef7\u683c\u3002<br \/>\nParaphrased: I would like to know the pricing of this product.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-variable\">$str<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Hello World!   \"<\/span>;\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">echo<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">rtrim<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$str<\/span>); <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u8f93\u51fa Hello World!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$str<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Hello World!***\"<\/span>;\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">echo<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">rtrim<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$str<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"*\"<\/span>); <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u8f93\u51fa Hello World!<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the first example, the rtrim() function removed the spaces at the end of the string. 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