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ctype_upper

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(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Check for uppercase character(s)

Description

ctype_upper(mixed $text): bool

Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, text, are uppercase characters.

Parameters

text

The tested string. Integer Non-string

Return Values

Returns true if every character in text is an uppercase letter in the current locale. Empty-string

Examples

A ctype_upper() example (using the default locale)

php
<?php
$strings = array('AKLWC139', 'LMNSDO', 'akwSKWsm');
foreach ($strings as $testcase) {
    if (ctype_upper($testcase)) {
        echo "The string $testcase consists of all uppercase letters.\n";
    } else {
        echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all uppercase letters.\n";
    }
}
?>

The above example will output:

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.

See Also

Source: reference/ctype/functions/ctype-upper.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)