IntlChar::charMirror
(PHP 7, PHP 8)
IntlChar::charMirror — Get the "mirror-image" character for a code point
Description
For characters with the Bidi_Mirrored property, implementations sometimes need a "poor man's" mapping to another
Unicode character (code point) such that the default glyph may serve as the mirror-image of the default glyph of the
specified character. This is useful for text conversion to and from codepages with visual order, and for displays
without glyph selection capabilities.
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{2603}")
Return Values
Returns another Unicode code point that may serve as a mirror-image substitute, or codepoint
itself if there is no such mapping or codepoint does not have the
Bidi_Mirrored property.
The return type is int unless the code point was passed as a UTF-8 string, in which case a string is returned. Returns null on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Testing different code points
<?php
var_dump(IntlChar::charMirror("A"));
var_dump(IntlChar::charMirror("<"));
var_dump(IntlChar::charMirror("("));
?>
The above example will output:
string(1) "A"
string(1) ">"
string(2) ")"
IntlChar::charFromName
IntlChar