Net_MAC::check()

Description

This function will check a MAC address to make sure it is valid.

Parameter

• string $input - The string containing the MAC Address

• string $delimiter - The string representing the delimiter to use when checking the MAC Address

Return value

boolean - TRUE if the MAC address is valid, FALSE otherwise

Note

This function should be called statically.

Example

require_once "Net/MAC.php";

$macaddr = 'AB:CD:EF:00:11:22';

$mac = Net_MAC::check($macaddr);
if ($mac) {
    echo "$macaddr is valid";
}
else {
    echo "$macaddr is invalid";
}

ab:cd:ef:00:11:22 is valid

require_once "Net/MAC.php";

$macaddr = 'AB:CD:EF:00:11:22';

$mac = Net_MAC::check($macaddr, '-');
if ($mac) {
    echo "$macaddr is valid";
}
else {
    echo "$macaddr is invalid";
}

AB:CD:EF:00:11:22 is invalid