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IntlChar::charDirection

(PHP 7)

IntlChar::charDirectionGet bidirectional category value for a code point

Descrição

public static int IntlChar::charDirection ( mixed $codepoint )

Returns the bidirectional category value for the code point, which is used in the » Unicode bidirectional algorithm (UAX #9).

Nota:

Some unassigned code points have bidi values of R or AL because they are in blocks that are reserved for Right-To-Left scripts.

Parâmetros

codepoint

Um codepoint integer (por exemplo 0x2603 para U+2603 SNOWMAN), ou um caracter codificado como uma string UTF-8 (exemplo "\u{2603}")

Valor Retornado

The bidirectional category value; one of the following constants:

Exemplos

Exemplo #1 Testando codepoints diferentes

<?php
var_dump
(IntlChar::charDirection("A") === IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
var_dump(IntlChar::charDirection("\u{05E9}") === IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_RIGHT_TO_LEFT);
var_dump(IntlChar::charDirection("+") === IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR);
var_dump(IntlChar::charDirection(".") === IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR);
?>

O exemplo acima irá imprimir:

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