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# ctype_xdigit

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)

ctype_xdigit -- Check for character(s) representing a hexadecimal digit

## Description

bool ctype_xdigit ( string text )

Checks if all of the characters in the provided string, text, are hexadecimal 'digits'.

## Parameters

text

  The tested string.

## Return Values

Returns `TRUE` if every character in text is a hexadecimal 'digit', that is a decimal digit or a character from [A-Fa-f] , `FALSE` otherwise.

## Examples

Example 1. A ctype_xdigit() example
`<?php $strings = array('AB10BC99', 'AR1012', 'ab12bc99'); foreach ($strings as $testcase) { if (ctype_xdigit($testcase)) { echo "The string $testcase consists of all hexadecimal digits.\n"; } else { echo "The string $testcase does not consist of all hexadecimal digits.\n"; } } ?>`
The above example will output:
    The string AB10BC99 consists of all hexadecimal digits.
    The string AR1012 does not consist of all hexadecimal digits.
    The string ab12bc99 consists of all hexadecimal digits.

## See Also

ctype_digit()

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