IntlChar::charDirection
(PHP 7)
IntlChar::charDirection — Get bidirectional category value for a code point
Description
Returns the bidirectional category value for the code point, which is used in the » Unicode bidirectional algorithm (UAX #9).
Note:
Some unassigned code points have bidi values of R or AL because they are in blocks that are reserved for Right-To-Left scripts.
Parameters
Return Values
The bidirectional category value; one of the following constants:
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_LEFT_TO_RIGHT
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_RIGHT_TO_LEFT
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_EUROPEAN_NUMBER
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_ARABIC_NUMBER
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_BLOCK_SEPARATOR
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_WHITE_SPACE_NEUTRAL
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_OTHER_NEUTRAL
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_DIR_NON_SPACING_MARK
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_FIRST_STRONG_ISOLATE
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_ISOLATE
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ISOLATE
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_POP_DIRECTIONAL_ISOLATE
IntlChar::CHAR_DIRECTION_CHAR_DIRECTION_COUNT
Examples
Example #1 Testing different code points
<?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);
?>
The above example will output:
bool(true) bool(true) bool(true) bool(true)
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