有没有办法在没有前导空格的情况下使用`strftime`显示日期编号？

Question

According to the documentation, strftime accepts a %e character in format parameter that returns the "day of the month, with a space preceding single digits".

So if I use it in order to display localized date I've got two different results, if I'm at the beginning of the month or the end of the month:

echo strftime('%A %e %B' . PHP_EOL);
// Displays: Monday  5 February

echo strftime('%A %e %B' . PHP_EOL, time() + 400000);
// Displays: Saturday 10 February

It's annoying and a bit weird. I don't know why this space is here (historical reasons?), I don't see any case where it's useful. But that's not the real question.

Is there a way to display a day number using strftime without leading space (and without leading zero)?

Answer 1

The "brute-force" method is always an option:

echo strftime('%A '), trim(strftime('%e')), strftime(' %B'), PHP_EOL;