toUnicodeCodepoint() public static method

Convert a single UTF-8 character into its decimal code point.
public static toUnicodeCodepoint ( string $char ) : integer
$char string
return integer
 /**
  * Get string with all characters defined by parameters
  *
  * Returns a string containing all UTF-8 characters starting with the
  * specified $start character up to the $end character with the step size
  * defined in $modulo.
  *
  * @param string $start
  * @param string $end
  * @param string $modulo
  *
  * @return string
  */
 protected function getModuloCharRange($start, $end, $modulo)
 {
     $start = $this->converter->toUnicodeCodepoint($start);
     $end = $this->converter->toUnicodeCodepoint($end);
     $modulo = hexdec($modulo);
     $chars = '';
     for ($start; $start <= $end; $start += $modulo) {
         $chars .= $this->converter->toUTF8Character($start);
     }
     return $chars;
 }