Removing double quotes from beginning and end of String

Question

What I'm trying to find out is which php function allows me to remove double quotes from the beginning and end of a text string if they exist

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '12 at 21:00

20

Use the trim function:

$str = '"Hello"';
echo trim($str, '"'); // Outputs Hello

answered Apr 21 '12 at 21:00

Paul

So that will REMOVE quotes at the front and beginning of my text string? – Jeff Davidson Apr 21 '12 at 21:44
@user1333299 Yes, it will remove double quotes from the beginning and end, even if there are more than one, so `""""x""y"` would become `x""y` – Paul Apr 21 '12 at 21:50
What would be the opposite of that though. Like for example if I want to add them to the beginning and end of a text string? – Jeff Davidson Apr 21 '12 at 22:03
@user1333299 You can't undo it if you don't know how many quotes there were originally. You can add one quote to the begining and end thought like this: `$str = '"' . $str . '"';` – Paul Apr 21 '12 at 22:06

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 21 '12 at 21:00

6

Trim is your friend:

trim($string,'"');

answered Apr 21 '12 at 21:00

Nobita

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