$sanitizer->removeWhitespace() method

Remove or replace all whitespace from string

Available since version 3.0.105.

Usage

// basic usage
$string = $sanitizer->removeWhitespace(string $str);

// usage with all arguments
$string = $sanitizer->removeWhitespace(string $str, $options = []);

Arguments

Name Type(s) Description

Name	Type(s)	Description
`str`	string	String to remove whitespace from
`options` (optional)	array, string	Options to modify behavior, or specify string for `replace` option: `replace` (string): Character(s) to replace whitespace with (default=''). `collapse` (bool): If using replace, collapse consecutive replace chars to single? (default=true) `trim` (bool): If using replace, trim it from beginning and end? (default=true) `html` (bool): Remove/replace HTML whitespace entities too? (default=true) `allow` (array): Array of whitespace characters that may remain. (default=[])

str

string

String to remove whitespace from

options (optional)

array, string

Options to modify behavior, or specify string for replace option:

replace (string): Character(s) to replace whitespace with (default='').
collapse (bool): If using replace, collapse consecutive replace chars to single? (default=true)
trim (bool): If using replace, trim it from beginning and end? (default=true)
html (bool): Remove/replace HTML whitespace entities too? (default=true)
allow (array): Array of whitespace characters that may remain. (default=[])

Return value

string

$sanitizer methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

$sanitizer->removeWhitespace() method

Remove or replace all whitespace from string

Usage

Arguments

Return value

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