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

Description

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

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

Parameters

str

The string being converted.

option

The conversion option. The default value is "KV".

Specify with a combination of following options. The default value is KV.
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"

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() 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");

?>