php.js/ltrim.js

Use phpjs functions as required.

module.exports=function(){ return ltrim.apply(exports,arguments) };

function ltrim(str, charlist) {
  //  discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/ltrim/
  // original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  //    input by: Erkekjetter
  // improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  // bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
  //   example 1: ltrim('    Kevin van Zonneveld    ');
  //   returns 1: 'Kevin van Zonneveld    '

  charlist = !charlist ? ' \\s\u00A0' : (charlist + '')
    .replace(/([\[\]\(\)\.\?\/\*\{\}\+\$\^\:])/g, '$1');
  var re = new RegExp('^[' + charlist + ']+', 'g');
  return (str + '')
    .replace(re, '');
}