IntlChar::isJavaIDStart
(PHP 7, PHP 8)
IntlChar::isJavaIDStart — Check if code point is permissible as the first character in a Java identifier
Description
$codepoint
): ?boolDetermines if the specified character is permissible as the start of a Java identifier.
In addition to IntlChar::isIDStart(), true
for characters with general categories "Sc" (currency symbols) and "Pc" (connecting punctuation).
Parameters
-
codepoint
-
The int codepoint value (e.g.
0x2603
for U+2603 SNOWMAN), or the character encoded as a UTF-8 string (e.g."\u"
)
Return Values
Returns true
if
codepoint
may start a Java identifier, false
if not. Returns null
on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Testing different code points
<?php
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaIDStart("A"));
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaIDStart("$"));
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaIDStart("\n"));
var_dump(IntlChar::isJavaIDStart("\u"));
?>
The above example will output:
bool(true) bool(true) bool(false) bool(false)
See Also
- IntlChar::isIDStart() - Check if code point is permissible as the first character in an identifier
- IntlChar::isJavaIDPart() - Check if code point is permissible in a Java identifier
- IntlChar::isalpha() - Check if code point is a letter character