Locale
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Locale::isRightToLeft

Check whether a locale uses a right-to-left writing system

Description

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

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.

If an empty string is provided, the default locale is used.

Parameters

locale
The locale identifier. If empty, the default locale is used.

Return Values

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

Changelog

Version Description
8.5.0 Added Locale::isRightToLeft.

Examples

Example #1 Checking text direction for a locale

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

The above example will output:

bool(false)
bool(true)