Locale::isRightToLeft

locale_is_right_to_left

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Locale::isRightToLeft -- locale_is_right_to_left — Check whether a locale uses a right-to-left writing system

Object-oriented style

public static function Locale::isRightToLeft( string $locale = "" ): bool

Procedural style

function locale_is_right_to_left(string $locale = ""): bool

Determines whether a locale uses a right-to-left writing system.

This method relies on the ICU library and evaluates the dominant script associated with the locale.

Returns true if the locale uses a right-to-left writing system, or false otherwise.

Version	Description
8.5.0	Added Locale::isRightToLeft().

Example #1 Checking text direction for a locale

<?php

var_dump(Locale::isRightToLeft('en-US'));
var_dump(Locale::isRightToLeft('ar'));

The above example will output:

bool(false)
bool(true)

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