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IntlChar::charName() function in PHP

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 204 Views

The IntlChar::charName() function gets the name of a Unicode character. This is useful for identifying characters by their official Unicode names. Syntax string IntlChar::charName( val [, choice = IntlChar::UNICODE_CHAR_NAME] ) Parameters val − An integer value or character encoded as UTF-8 string. choice − The following are the constant conditions − IntlChar::UNICODE_CHAR_NAME ...

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IntlChar::isUUppercase() function in PHP

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 155 Views

The IntlChar::isUUppercase() function checks whether the given input character is an Uppercase Unicode character or not. Syntax IntlChar::isUUppercase(val) Parameters val − It is a character value, which is encoded as a UTF-8 string or Unicode codepoint integer. Return Value The IntlChar::isUUppercase() function returns TRUE if the val is an Uppercase Unicode character, FALSE otherwise. Returns NULL if the input is invalid. Example 1 The following example demonstrates basic usage with different character types ? bool(false) NULL bool(true) Example 2 ...

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IntlChar::ispunct() function in PHP

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 156 Views

The IntlChar::ispunct() function checks whether the given input character is a punctuation character or not. This function is part of PHP's Intl extension and follows Unicode standards for character classification. Syntax bool IntlChar::ispunct(mixed $val) Parameters val − An integer value or character encoded as a UTF-8 string. This parameter is required. Return Value The IntlChar::ispunct() function returns TRUE if the value is a punctuation character, FALSE otherwise. Returns NULL on failure. Example 1 The following example demonstrates checking various characters ? The output ...

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IntlChar::iscntrl() function in PHP

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 183 Views

The IntlChar::iscntrl() function is used to check whether the given input is a control character or not. Control characters are special characters that don't have a visual representation, such as line feed (), tab (\t), carriage return (\r), etc. Syntax IntlChar::iscntrl( val ) Parameters val − An integer value or character encoded as a UTF-8 string. Return Value The IntlChar::iscntrl() function returns TRUE if the value is a control character, FALSE otherwise, or NULL on failure. Example 1 The following example checks various characters for control character status ...

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IntlChar::isprint() function in PHP

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 191 Views

The IntlChar::isprint() function checks whether a given Unicode character is a printable character or not. A printable character is one that can be displayed and is not a control character. Syntax IntlChar::isprint( val ) Parameters val − An integer codepoint value or a single character encoded as a UTF-8 string. Required! Return Value The IntlChar::isprint() function returns TRUE if the character is printable, FALSE if not printable, or NULL on failure (invalid input). Example 1: Testing Single Characters The following example tests various single characters ? ...

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IntlChar::isalnum() function in PHP

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 223 Views

The IntlChar::isalnum() function is used to check whether a given input character is alphanumeric or not. An alphanumeric character is either a digit (0-9) or a letter (A-Z, a-z). Syntax bool IntlChar::isalnum(mixed $codepoint) Parameters codepoint − An integer value or a single character encoded as a UTF-8 string to check. Return Value The IntlChar::isalnum() function returns TRUE if the codepoint is an alphanumeric character, FALSE otherwise, or NULL on failure. Example 1 The following example demonstrates checking various characters ? ...

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IntlChar::isbase() function in PHP

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 141 Views

The IntlChar::isbase() function checks whether a given character is a base character. A base character is any character that is a letter, digit, or other character that can serve as the base for combining characters. Syntax IntlChar::isbase(mixed $codepoint): ?bool Parameters codepoint − An integer codepoint value (e.g., 0x41 for 'A'), or a single UTF-8 character (e.g., "A"). Required. Return Value Returns TRUE if the character is a base character, FALSE otherwise, or NULL on failure (invalid input). Example The following example demonstrates checking various characters ? ...

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Check if a string starts with given word in PHP

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 822 Views

In PHP, you can check if a string starts with a specific word or substring using various methods. The most common approaches include using substr(), strpos(), or the newer str_starts_with() function (PHP 8+). Using Custom Function with substr() Create a function that compares the beginning of a string with the specified substring ?

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connection_status() function in PHP

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 212 Views

The connection_status() function in PHP returns the status of the current connection between the server and client. This function is particularly useful for checking if a user has disconnected from a long-running script. Syntax connection_status() Parameters This function does not accept any parameters. Return Value The connection_status() function returns an integer representing the connection status bitfield − 0 - CONNECTION_NORMAL - connection is running normally 1 - CONNECTION_ABORTED - connection is aborted by user or network error 2 - CONNECTION_TIMEOUT - connection timed out 3 - CONNECTION_ABORTED & CONNECTION_TIMEOUT - ...

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ezmlm_hash() function in PHP

Samual Sam
Samual Sam
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 175 Views

The ezmlm_hash() function calculates the hash value needed when keeping EZMLM mailing lists in a MySQL database. This function is useful for distributing email addresses across multiple database tables or directories in EZMLM mailing list systems. Syntax ezmlm_hash(addr) Parameters addr − The email address being hashed (string). Return Value The ezmlm_hash() function returns an integer hash value of the email address. Example The following example demonstrates how to use ezmlm_hash() to generate hash values for email addresses − Email: abcd@example.com Hash value: ...

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