Version: 1.0
Type: Function
Category: Other
License: Artistic License
Description: This function validates ISBN-code for books.
<?php
/*
Script by Walter Ebert, without any warranty. You are free to change and redistribute this script. Publishers do not always use valid ISBN codes. An "X" is often used as the last digit. This is not permitted by the official ISBN rules.
Usage: if(validate_isbn($isbn)){ ... ;}
*/
function validate_isbn($isbn) {
$stripped = ereg_replace("[[:space:]-]","",$isbn);
if(ereg("[^[:digit:]]",$stripped)) {
return false;
}
if(strlen($stripped)<>10) {
return false;
}
for($i=0 ; $i<10 ; $i++) {
$check = $check + (10-$i)*substr($stripped,$i,1);
}
$check = $check % 11;
if(empty($check)) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
?>
