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    IntlChar::isprint

    (PHP 7, PHP 8)

    IntlChar::isprint — Check if code point is a printable character

    Description

    public static IntlChar::isprint(int|string $codepoint): ?bool

    Determines whether the specified code point is a printable character.

    true for general categories other than "C" (controls).

    Parameters

    codepoint

    The int codepoint value (e.g. 0x2603 for U+2603 SNOWMAN), or the character encoded as a UTF-8 string (e.g. "\u{2603}")

    Return Values

    Returns true if codepoint is a printable character, false if not. Returns null on failure.

    Examples

    Example #1 Testing different code points

    <?php
    var_dump    (IntlChar::isprint("A"));
    var_dump(IntlChar::isprint(" "));
    var_dump(IntlChar::isprint("\n"));
    var_dump(IntlChar::isprint("\u{200e}"));
    ?>

    The above example will output:

    bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)

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