ctype_graphctype_lower
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)
ctype_lower — Check for lowercase character(s)
Description
bool ctype_lower
( string $text
)
Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, text , are lowercase letters.
Parameters
- text
-
The tested string.
Return Values
Returns TRUE if every character in text is a lowercase letter in the current locale.
Examples
Example #1 A ctype_lower() example (using the default locale)
<?php
$strings = array('aac123', 'qiutoas', 'QASsdks');
foreach ($strings as $testcase) {
if (ctype_lower($testcase)) {
echo "The string $testcase consists of all lowercase letters.\n";
} else {
echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all lowercase letters.\n";
}
}
?>
The above example will output:
The string aac123 does not consist of all lowercase letters. The string qiutoas consists of all lowercase letters. The string QASsdks does not consist of all lowercase letters.
See Also
- ctype_alpha() - Check for alphabetic character(s)
- ctype_upper() - Check for uppercase character(s)
- setlocale() - Set locale information
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