CTYPE_PUNCT(3)								 1							    CTYPE_PUNCT(3)

ctype_punct - Check for any printable character which is not whitespace or an alphanumeric character

SYNOPSIS
bool ctype_punct (string $text) DESCRIPTION
Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, $text, are punctuation character. PARAMETERS
o $text - The tested string. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE if every character in $text is printable, but neither letter, digit or blank, FALSE otherwise. EXAMPLES
Example #1 A ctype_punct(3) example <?php $strings = array('ABasdk!@!$#', '!@ # $', '*&$()'); foreach ($strings as $testcase) { if (ctype_punct($testcase)) { echo "The string $testcase consists of all punctuation. "; } else { echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all punctuation. "; } } ?> The above example will output: The string ABasdk!@!$# does not consist of all punctuation. The string !@ # $ does not consist of all punctuation. The string *&$() consists of all punctuation. NOTES
Note If an integer between -128 and 255 inclusive is provided, it is interpreted as the ASCII value of a single character (negative val- ues have 256 added in order to allow characters in the Extended ASCII range). Any other integer is interpreted as a string contain- ing the decimal digits of the integer. SEE ALSO
ctype_cntrl(3), ctype_graph(3). PHP Documentation Group CTYPE_PUNCT(3)