Update vatchecker.php

ltrim after checking it's not empty! (php 8.1 compatibility)
NKoonen · Dec 16, 2022 · efbbde9 · efbbde9
1 parent 0f9e520
commit efbbde9
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/vatchecker.php b/vatchecker.php
@@ -717,13 +717,13 @@ public function checkVat( $vatNumber, $countryCode )
 			return $return;
 		}
 
-		$vatNumber = ltrim( $vatNumber, $countryCode );
-
 		if ( ! $vatNumber ) {
 			$return['error'] = $this->l( 'Please provide a VAT number' );
 			self::$cache[ $cache_key ] = $return;
 			return $return;
 		}
+
+		$vatNumber = ltrim( $vatNumber, $countryCode );
 
 		if ( ! $this->isVatFormat( $vatNumber ) ) {
 			$return['error'] = $this->l( 'VAT number format invalid' );