(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)
ctype_xdigit — Check for character(s) representing a hexadecimal digit
Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, text , are hexadecimal 'digits'.
The tested string.
Returns TRUE if every character in text is a hexadecimal 'digit', that is a decimal digit or a character from [A-Fa-f] , FALSE otherwise.
Example #1 A ctype_xdigit() example
<?php
$strings = array('AB10BC99', 'AR1012', 'ab12bc99');
foreach ($strings as $testcase) {
if (ctype_xdigit($testcase)) {
echo "The string $testcase consists of all hexadecimal digits.\n";
} else {
echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all hexadecimal digits.\n";
}
}
?>
The above example will output:
The string AB10BC99 consists of all hexadecimal digits. The string AR1012 does not consist of all hexadecimal digits. The string ab12bc99 consists of all hexadecimal digits.