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IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar

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IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar — Check if code point is a space character according to Java

Description

public static IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar(int|string $codepoint): ?bool

Determine if the specified code point is a space character according to Java.

true for characters with general categories "Z" (separators), which does not include control codes (e.g., TAB or Line Feed).

Parameters

codepoint

The int codepoint value (e.g. 0x2603 for U+2603 SNOWMAN), or the character encoded as a UTF-8 string (e.g. "\u{2603}")

Return Values

Returns true if codepoint is a space character according to Java, false if not. Returns null on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Testing different code points

<?php
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar("A"));
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar(" "));
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar("\n"));
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar("\t"));
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaSpaceChar("\u{00A0}"));
?>

The above example will output:

bool(false)
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(true)

See Also

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/intlchar.isjavaspacechar.php