# IntlChar::foldCase

(PHP 7)

IntlChar::foldCase — Perform case folding on a code point

### Description

public static IntlChar::foldCase ( mixed `$codepoint` [, int `$options` = `IntlChar::FOLD_CASE_DEFAULT` ] ) : mixed

The given character is mapped to its case folding equivalent; if the character has no case folding equivalent, the character itself is returned.

### Parameters

`codepoint`

  The int codepoint value (e.g. `0x2603` for U+2603 SNOWMAN), or the character encoded as a UTF-8 string (e.g. `"\u{2603}"`)

`options`

  Either `IntlChar::FOLD_CASE_DEFAULT` (default) or `IntlChar::FOLD_CASE_EXCLUDE_SPECIAL_I`.

### Return Values

Returns the Simple_Case_Folding of the code point, if any; otherwise the code point itself.