Check for printable character(s) with ctype_print in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to check for printable character(s) with ctype_print.

Example


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<?php
$strings = array('string1' => "asdf\n\r\t", 'string2' => 'asf234r12', 'string3' => 'qweqwe#@%.54');
foreach ($strings as $name => $testcase) {
    if (ctype_print($testcase)) {
        echo "The string '$name' consists of all printable characters.\n";
    } else {
        echo "The string '$name' does not consist of all printable characters.\n";
    }
}
?>

The code above generates the following result.





















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