File::stripLeadingSeparators()
File::stripLeadingSeparators() – strip leading separators from a path
Synopsis
require_once 'File.php';
string File::stripLeadingSeparators (
string $path
,
string $separator
= DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR
)
Description
This method removes the leading directory separator (like "/" on *nix) from a path name.
Parameter
-
string $path- the path name where the leading separator should be removed from. -
string $separator- optional string that defines the separator. This parameter defaults to the value of the constant DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR that is pre-defined by PHP.
Return value
This methods returns the given path name without a leading directory separator.
Note
This function can be called statically.
Example
Using File::stripLeadingSeparators()
<?php
require_once "File.php";
echo File::stripLeadingSeparators("/home/foo/lala/");
?>
This example will print home/foo/lala/.