Changeset 814

Timestamp:

Mar 29, 2024 10:43:45 PM (4 weeks ago)

Author:

anonymous

Message:

Add safeTrim() function

File:

• trunk/lib/Utilities.inc.php (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/lib/Utilities.inc.php

@@ -1984 +1984 @@
     return (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE);
 }
+
+/*
+* Trim strings. Arrays of strings are trimmed recursively. Other data types remain untouched.
+*
+* @access   public
+* @param    mixed  $var A variable of any data type, which may be a multidimensional array.
+* @return   mixed       String values trimmed, other data types returned as-is.
+* @author   Quinn Comendant <quinn@strangecode.com>
+* @since    28 Mar 2024 20:32:29
+*/
+function safeTrim($var)
+{
+    // Directly trim if it's a string.
+    if (is_string($var)) {
+        return trim($var);
+    }
+
+    // Recursively trim elements if it's an array.
+    if (is_array($var)) {
+        array_walk_recursive($var, function (&$v) {
+            if (is_string($v)) {
+                $v = trim($v);
+            }
+        });
+        return $var;
+    }
+
+    // Return the value as-is for other data types.
+    return $var;
+}