@strlen & @trim - String Length and Trimming

The @strlen and @trim directives in Ahmed PHP Template Engine allow you to work with string lengths and remove whitespace.

Syntax

@strlen(stringValue)
@trim(stringValue)

• stringValue: The string to be processed.

Description

• @strlen returns the length of a string (number of characters).

• @trim removes whitespace from the beginning and end of a string.

• Useful for text processing, validation, and formatting.

Example

Get String Length

@var(name, "Ahmed")
<p>Length: @strlen(name)</p>

Expected Output:

<p>Length: 5</p>

Trim Whitespace

@var(text, "  Hello World  ")
<p>Trimmed: '@trim(text)'</p>

Expected Output:

<p>Trimmed: 'Hello World'</p>

Notes

• @strlen does not count whitespace separately.

• @trim is useful for cleaning up user input before processing.

• Works with variables and direct string values.