is_stringis_unicode
(PHP 6 >= 6.0.0)
is_unicode — Finds whether a variable is a unicode string
Parameters
- var
-
The variable being evaluated.
Return Values
Returns TRUE if var is a unicode string, FALSE otherwise.
Examples
Example #1 is_unicode() example
<?php
// Declare a unicode string
$unicode = 'This is a unicode string';
// Declare a binary string
$binary = b'This is a binary string';
var_dump(is_unicode($unicode), is_unicode($binary));
?>
The above example will output:
bool(true) bool(false)
See Also
- is_binary() - Finds whether a variable is a native binary string
- is_buffer() - Finds whether a variable is a native unicode or binary string
- is_string() - Find whether the type of a variable is string
- unicode_encode() - Convert a unicode string in any encoding
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