$sanitizer→removeWhitespace()

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 3.0.251