ctype_cntrl
Remove all non-printable characters from a string:
<?php
$str = implode('', array_filter(str_split($str, 1), 'ctype_print'));
?>
ctype_digit
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)
ctype_digit — Check for numeric character(s)
Description
bool ctype_digit
( string $text
)
Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, text , are numerical.
Parameters
- text
-
The tested string.
Return Values
Returns TRUE if every character in the string text is a decimal digit, FALSE otherwise.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.1.0 | Before PHP 5.1.0, this function returned TRUE when text was an empty string. |
Examples
Example #1 A ctype_digit() example
<?php
$strings = array('1820.20', '10002', 'wsl!12');
foreach ($strings as $testcase) {
if (ctype_digit($testcase)) {
echo "The string $testcase consists of all digits.\n";
} else {
echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all digits.\n";
}
}
?>
The above example will output:
The string 1820.20 does not consist of all digits. The string 10002 consists of all digits. The string wsl!12 does not consist of all digits.
Example #2 A ctype_digit() example comparing strings with integers
<?php
$numeric_string = '42';
$integer = 42;
ctype_digit($numeric_string); // true
ctype_digit($integer); // false
is_numeric($numeric_string); // true
is_numeric($integer); // true
?>
Notes
Note: This function require a string to be useful, so for example passing in an integer will always return FALSE. However, also note that HTML Forms will result in numeric strings and not integers. See also the types section of the manual.
See Also
- ctype_alnum() - Check for alphanumeric character(s)
- ctype_xdigit() - Check for character(s) representing a hexadecimal digit
- is_numeric() - Finds whether a variable is a number or a numeric string
- is_int() - Find whether the type of a variable is integer
- is_string() - Find whether the type of a variable is string
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User Contributed Notesctype_digit
Chris
02-Aug-2009 02:17
02-Aug-2009 02:17
raul dot 3k at gmail dot com
09-Apr-2009 10:21
09-Apr-2009 10:21
The ctype_digit can be used in a simple form to validate a field:
<?php
$field = $_POST["field"];
if(!ctype_digit($field)){
echo "It's not a digit";
}
?>
Note:
Digits is 0-9
Anonymous
19-Nov-2008 03:56
19-Nov-2008 03:56
Indeed, ctype_digit only functions correctly on strings. Cast your vars to string before you test them. Also, be wary and only use ctype_digit if you're sure your var contains either a string or int, as boolean true for ex will convert to int 1.
To be truly safe, you need to check the type of the var first. Here's a wrapper function that improves upon ctype_digit's broken implementation:
<?php
// replacement for ctype_digit, to properly
// handle (via return value false) nulls,
// booleans, objects, resources, etc.
function ctype_digit2 ($str) {
return (is_string($str) || is_int($str) || is_float($str)) &&
ctype_digit((string)$str);
}
?>
If, like me, you're not willing to take a chance on ctype_digit having other problems, use this version:
<?php
// replacement for ctype_digit, to properly
// handle (via return value false) nulls,
// booleans, objects, resources, etc.
function ctype_digit2 ($str) {
return (is_string($str) || is_int($str) || is_float($str)) &&
preg_match('/^\d+\z/', $str);
}
?>
minterior at gmail dot com
10-Sep-2007 09:43
10-Sep-2007 09:43
I use ctype_digit() function as a part of this IMEI validation function.
<?php
/**
* Check the IMEI of a mobile phone
* @param $imei IMEI to validate
*/
function is_IMEI_valid($imei){
if(!ctype_digit($imei)) return false;
$len = strlen($imei);
if($len != 15) return false;
for($ii=1, $sum=0 ; $ii < $len ; $ii++){
if($ii % 2 == 0) $prod = 2;
else $prod = 1;
$num = $prod * $imei[$ii-1];
if($num > 9){
$numstr = strval($num);
$sum += $numstr[0] + $numstr[1];
}else $sum += $num;
}
$sumlast = intval(10*(($sum/10)-floor($sum/10))); //The last digit of $sum
$dif = (10-$sumlast);
$diflast = intval(10*(($dif/10)-floor($dif/10))); //The last digit of $dif
$CD = intval($imei[$len-1]); //check digit
if($diflast == $CD) return true;
return false;
}
?>