@stdlib/string-remove-utf8-bom NPM

Remove UTF-8 BOM

Remove a UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) from the beginning of a string.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/string-remove-utf8-bom

Usage

var removeUTF8BOM = require( '@stdlib/string-remove-utf8-bom' );

removeUTF8BOM( str )

Removes a UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) from the beginning of a string.

var str = removeUTF8BOM( '\ufeffbeep' );
// returns 'beep'

Examples

var removeUTF8BOM = require( '@stdlib/string-remove-utf8-bom' );

var str = removeUTF8BOM( '\ufeffbeep' );
// returns 'beep'

str = removeUTF8BOM( 'boop\ufeff' );
// returns 'boop\ufeff'

str = removeUTF8BOM( 'be\ufeffbop' );
// returns 'be\ufeffbop'

str = removeUTF8BOM( 'foobar' );
// returns 'foobar'

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.