title: PHP string length incorrect
body: <p>I am trying to filter an array based on the existence of certain strings. However I am unable to match the string I am looking for, despite knowing it does exist.</p>
  
  <p>See below.</p>
  
  <pre><code> [0]=&gt; string(31) "U T I L I Z A T I O N L I S T"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>As you can see, the string length is interpreted as 31..? A quick manual count confirms 29 characters including white space. When trying to match this string...</p>
  
  <pre><code>if ($value == "U T I L I Z A T I O N L I S T") {
      //do stuff
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does not work. The string does not match.</p>
  
  <p>What could be the issue? Why does PHP believe the string to contain 31 characters?</p>