string Net_MAC::format (
string $input
, string $delimiter=':'
, boolean $uppercase
= true
)
This function will format a MAC address into XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format from whatever format is passed to the function. The delimiter (':' in the example above) will be replaced with whatever string is passed to the $delimiter parameter (default ':').
string $input - The
string containing the MAC Address
string $delimiter - The
string representing the delimiter to use when
formatting the MAC Address
string $uppercase - If set to
TRUE (default), the alpha characters in the hexadecimal
values in the MAC Address will be returned in uppercase. If
FALSE, the alpha characters in the hexadecimal values will be
returned in lowercase.
string - The formatted MAC Address or FALSE if the syntax of the MAC address is invalid
This function should be called statically.
Using format()
<?php
require_once "Net/MAC.php";
$macaddr = 'AB:CD:EF:00:11:22';
if (!Net_MAC::check($macaddr)) {
echo "$macaddr is invalid";
exit;
}
$mac = Net_MAC::format($macaddr);
if ($mac) {
echo "$mac";
}
else {
echo "$macaddr could not be formatted";
}
?>
This would output the following:
AB:CD:EF:00:11:22
Using format() to get a MAC address with a different delimiter
<?php
require_once "Net/MAC.php";
$macaddr = 'AB:CD:EF:00:11:22';
if (!Net_MAC::check($macaddr)) {
echo "$macaddr is invalid";
exit;
}
$mac = Net_MAC::format($macaddr, '-');
if ($mac) {
echo "$mac";
}
else {
echo "$macaddr could not be formatted";
}
?>
This would output the following:
AB-CD-EF-00-11-22
Using format() to get a MAC address with all capital alpha characters
<?php
require_once "Net/MAC.php";
$macaddr = 'ab:cd:ef:00:11:22';
if (!Net_MAC::check($macaddr)) {
echo "$macaddr is invalid";
exit;
}
$mac = Net_MAC::format($macaddr, '', true);
if ($mac) {
echo "$mac";
}
else {
echo "$macaddr could not be formatted";
}
?>
This would output the following:
ABCDEF001122