MB_CONVERT_KANA(3)							 1							MB_CONVERT_KANA(3)

mb_convert_kana - Convert ";kana" one from another ("zen-kaku", "han-kaku" and more)

SYNOPSIS

       string mb_convert_kana (string  $str, [string  $option = "KV"], [string	$encoding = mb_internal_encoding()])

DESCRIPTION

	Performs a "han-kaku" - "zen-kaku" conversion for string$str. This function is only useful for Japanese.

PARAMETERS

	      o $str
		- The string being converted.

	      o $option
		- The conversion option.  Specify with a combination of following options.

	      Applicable Conversion Options

	      +-------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      |Option | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 		     Meaning			  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      +-------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  r    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |     Convert "zen-kaku" alphabets to "han-kaku"	  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  R    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |     Convert "han-kaku" alphabets to "zen-kaku"	  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  n    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |      Convert "zen-kaku" numbers to "han-kaku"	  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  N    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |      Convert "han-kaku" numbers to "zen-kaku"	  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  a    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert  "zen-kaku"  alphabets  and  numbers  to |
	      |       | "han-kaku"					  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  A    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert  "han-kaku"  alphabets  and  numbers  to |
	      |       | "zen-kaku"   (Characters  included  in	"a",  "A" |
	      |       | options are U+0021  -  U+007E  excluding  U+0022, |
	      |       | U+0027, U+005C, U+007E) 			  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  s    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert  "zen-kaku"  space to "han-kaku" (U+3000 |
	      |       | -> U+0020)					  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  S    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert "han-kaku" space to  "zen-kaku"  (U+0020 |
	      |       | -> U+3000)					  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  k    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert  "zen-kaku kata-kana" to "han-kaku kata- |
	      |       | kana"						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  K    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert "han-kaku kata-kana" to "zen-kaku  kata- |
	      |       | kana"						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  h    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert  "zen-kaku hira-gana" to "han-kaku kata- |
	      |       | kana"						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  H    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert "han-kaku kata-kana" to "zen-kaku  hira- |
	      |       | gana"						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  c    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert  "zen-kaku kata-kana" to "zen-kaku hira- |
	      |       | gana"						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  C    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Convert "zen-kaku hira-gana" to "zen-kaku  kata- |
	      |       | kana"						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |  V    | 						  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      |       |  Collapse  voiced sound notation and convert them |
	      |       | into a character. Use with "K","H"		  |
	      |       | 						  |
	      +-------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      o $encoding
		-The $encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, the internal character encoding value will be used.

RETURN VALUES

	The converted string.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      mb_convert_kana(3) example

	      <?php
	      /* Convert all "kana" to "zen-kaku" "kata-kana" */
	      $str = mb_convert_kana($str, "KVC");

	      /* Convert "han-kaku" "kata-kana" to "zen-kaku" "kata-kana"
		 and "zen-kaku" alpha-numeric to "han-kaku" */
	      $str = mb_convert_kana($str, "KVa");
	      ?>

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