IntlChar::isalpha
IntlChar::isalpha
(PHP 7)
IntlChar::isalpha — Check if code point is a letter character
Description
public static bool IntlChar::isalpha ( mixed $codepoint )
Determines whether the specified code point is a letter character. TRUE for general categories "L" (letters).
Parameters
codepoint
The integer 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 letter character, FALSE if not.
Examples
Example #1 Testing different code points
<?php
var_dump(IntlChar::isalpha("A")
var_dump(IntlChar::isalpha("1")
var_dump(IntlChar::isalpha("\u{2603}")
?>
The above example will output:
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)
See Also
- IntlChar::isalnum() - Check if code point is an alphanumeric character
- IntlChar::isdigit() - Check if code point is a digit character
← IntlChar::isalnum
IntlChar::isbase →
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