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(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

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

Description

string mb_convert_kana ( string str [, string option [, string encoding]] )

mb_convert_kana() performs "han-kaku" - "zen-kaku" conversion for string str . It returns converted string. This function is only useful for Japanese.

option is conversion option. Default value is "KV" .

encoding is character encoding. If it is omitted, internal character encoding is used.

Specify with combination of following options. Default value is KV .

Table 1. 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"

Example 1. mb_convert_kana() 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");
?>