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ctype_upper(3) [php man page]

CTYPE_UPPER(3)								 1							    CTYPE_UPPER(3)

ctype_upper - Check for uppercase character(s)

SYNOPSIS
bool ctype_upper (string $text) DESCRIPTION
Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, $text, are uppercase characters. PARAMETERS
o $text - The tested string. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE if every character in $text is an uppercase letter in the current locale. EXAMPLES
Example #1 A ctype_upper(3) example (using the default locale) <?php $strings = array('AKLWC139', 'LMNSDO', 'akwSKWsm'); foreach ($strings as $testcase) { if (ctype_upper($testcase)) { echo "The string $testcase consists of all uppercase letters. "; } else { echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all uppercase letters. "; } } ?> The above example will output: The string AKLWC139 does not consist of all uppercase letters. The string LMNSDO consists of all uppercase letters. The string akwSKWsm does not consist of all uppercase letters. NOTES
Note If an integer between -128 and 255 inclusive is provided, it is interpreted as the ASCII value of a single character (negative val- ues have 256 added in order to allow characters in the Extended ASCII range). Any other integer is interpreted as a string contain- ing the decimal digits of the integer. SEE ALSO
ctype_alpha(3), ctype_lower(3), setlocale(3). PHP Documentation Group CTYPE_UPPER(3)

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CTYPE_CNTRL(3)								 1							    CTYPE_CNTRL(3)

ctype_cntrl - Check for control character(s)

SYNOPSIS
bool ctype_cntrl (string $text) DESCRIPTION
Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, $text, are control characters. Control characters are e.g. line feed, tab, escape. PARAMETERS
o $text - The tested string. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE if every character in $text is a control character from the current locale, FALSE otherwise. EXAMPLES
Example #1 A ctype_cntrl(3) example <?php $strings = array('string1' => " ", 'string2' => 'arf12'); foreach ($strings as $name => $testcase) { if (ctype_cntrl($testcase)) { echo "The string '$name' consists of all control characters. "; } else { echo "The string '$name' does not consist of all control characters. "; } } ?> The above example will output: The string 'string1' consists of all control characters. The string 'string2' does not consist of all control characters. NOTES
Note If an integer between -128 and 255 inclusive is provided, it is interpreted as the ASCII value of a single character (negative val- ues have 256 added in order to allow characters in the Extended ASCII range). Any other integer is interpreted as a string contain- ing the decimal digits of the integer. SEE ALSO
ctype_print(3). PHP Documentation Group CTYPE_CNTRL(3)
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