is_utf8

This function determines whether the provided value is of type str and contains valid UTF-8 characters.

This function does not generate an event.

Function

is_utf8(value)

Arguments

Return value

Returns true if the given value is of type raw and contains valid utf8, else false.

Example

This code shows some return values for is_utf8():

[
    is_utf8( 'ԉ' ),
    is_utf8( 'pi' ),
];

Return value in JSON format

[
    true,
    true
]