ctype_punct -- Check for any printable character which is not whitespace or an alphanumeric character
Description
bool ctype_punct ( string text)
Returns TRUE if every character in text is printable, but neither letter, digit or blank, FALSE otherwise.
Example 1. A ctype_punct() example
<?php $strings = array('ABasdk!@!$#', '!@ # $', '*&$()'); foreach ($strings as $testcase) { if (ctype_punct($testcase)) { echo "The string $testcase consists of all punctuation.\n"; } else { echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all punctuation.\n"; } } ?>
This example will output :
The string ABasdk!@!$# does not consist of all punctuation. The string !@ # $ does not consist of all punctuation. The string *&$() consists of all punctuation.
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