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ctype_graph

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

Check for any printable character(s) except space

Description

ctype_graph(mixed $text): bool

Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, text, creates visible output.

Parameters

text

The tested string. Integer Non-string

Return Values

Returns true if every character in text is printable and actually creates visible output (no white space), false otherwise. Empty-string

Examples

A ctype_graph() example

php
<?php
$strings = array('string1' => "asdf\n\r\t", 'string2' => 'arf12', 'string3' => 'LKA#@%.54');
foreach ($strings as $name => $testcase) {
    if (ctype_graph($testcase)) {
        echo "The string '$name' consists of all (visibly) printable characters.\n";
    } else {
        echo "The string '$name' does not consist of all (visibly) printable characters.\n";
    }
}
?>

The above example will output:

output
The string 'string1' does not consist of all (visibly) printable characters.
The string 'string2' consists of all (visibly) printable characters.
The string 'string3' consists of all (visibly) printable characters.

See Also

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