php validation function for name that allow UTF-8 characters plus - (minus) and space

Question

Please help me with a function that validate an input string to allow: 1) UTF-8 characters (ex: şţăîâ) ; 2) space ; 3) minus symbol(-)

String cannot start or end with space or minus.

Thanks!

well space and minus are UTF-8 characters so by definition you just want any string that doesn't start or end with a space or minus?!? — Doug T., May 18 '10 at 15:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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You will need to use multibyte string functions

edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered May 18 '10 at 15:52

Thomas Winsnes

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