mb_convert_kana

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7)

mb_convert_kana — Convert "kana" one from another ("zen-kaku", "han-kaku" and more)

Description

mb_convert_kana ( string $str [, string $option = "KV" [, string $encoding = mb_internal_encoding() ]] ) : string

Performs a "han-kaku" - "zen-kaku" conversion for string str. This function is only useful for Japanese.

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Parameters

str

The string being converted.

option

The conversion option.

Specify with a combination of following options.

**Applicable Conversion Options**
Option	Meaning
r	Convert "zen-kaku" alphabets to "han-kaku"
R	Convert "han-kaku" alphabets to "zen-kaku"
n	Convert "zen-kaku" numbers to "han-kaku"
N	Convert "han-kaku" numbers to "zen-kaku"
a	Convert "zen-kaku" alphabets and numbers to "han-kaku"
A	Convert "han-kaku" alphabets and numbers to "zen-kaku" (Characters included in "a", "A" options are U+0021 - U+007E excluding U+0022, U+0027, U+005C, U+007E)
s	Convert "zen-kaku" space to "han-kaku" (U+3000 -> U+0020)
S	Convert "han-kaku" space to "zen-kaku" (U+0020 -> U+3000)
k	Convert "zen-kaku kata-kana" to "han-kaku kata-kana"
K	Convert "han-kaku kata-kana" to "zen-kaku kata-kana"
h	Convert "zen-kaku hira-gana" to "han-kaku kata-kana"
H	Convert "han-kaku kata-kana" to "zen-kaku hira-gana"
c	Convert "zen-kaku kata-kana" to "zen-kaku hira-gana"
C	Convert "zen-kaku hira-gana" to "zen-kaku kata-kana"
V	Collapse voiced sound notation and convert them into a character. Use with "K","H"

encoding

The encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, the internal character encoding value will be used.

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Return Values

The converted string.

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Examples

Example #1 mb_convert_kana() example


<?php
/* Convert all "kana" to "zen-kaku" "kata-kana" */
$str = mb_convert_kana($str, "KVC");

/* Convert "han-kaku" "kata-kana" to "zen-kaku" "kata-kana" 
   and "zen-kaku" alpha-numeric to "han-kaku" */
$str = mb_convert_kana($str, "KVa");
?>

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