How to eliminate zeroes before the numbers

To eliminate the zeroes

[Madhu]

Hi,
I have to eliminate the zeros before the numbers .how can i do it .Any body plzzzzzzzz.

Madhu.

[Habtom]

ltrim [php.net] can remove characters from the left side.

<?php
$text = "0002460";
$trimmed = ltrim($text, "0");
echo $trimmed; //outputs 2460
?>

[Madhu]

Thank u so much Habtom!

[tomda]

number_format() [us2.php.net] can also do the trick

[Madhu]

What wrong with this program?
It is not working.........

function trimfunc($number)
{
$trimmed = ltrim($number, "0");
return $trimmed; //outputs 460
}
echo "The trimmed value is".trimfunc(0045);
?>

[Madhu]

Plz help..........

[Habtom]

function trimfunc($number)
{
$trimmed = ltrim($number, "0");
return $trimmed;
}
$input = "0045";
echo "The trimmed value is ". trimfunc($input);

[tomda]

Try using number_format and not ltrim...

If I am not wrong, ltrim() is a string-function so it is not the best function to use since a number is a number and not a tring. number_format is a number-function.

I can't test your code today, my PC is down...

[Habtom]

Try using number_format() as Tomda mentioned, ltrim is more of for strings and not for numbers as such.

[Madhu]

Very tanx for u both......
My code is now working..
I am new to php & to this forum
Tell me were is the log out link for this forum

[tomda]

Glad it works!
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[Solution1]

Even simpler: intval()

[DrDoc]

... or * 1

[Habtom]

DrDoc :)

Yea, I don't see anything simpler than that.

$n = "000567";
echo $n;
$n = $n * 1;
echo "<br>";
echo $n;

// 000567
// 567

[Achernar]

I tend to prefer: +0