Rename CI_Utf8::_is_ascii() to is_ascii() and make it public
No reason for it to be protected.
diff --git a/system/core/Utf8.php b/system/core/Utf8.php
index 6ca1a02..98352db 100644
--- a/system/core/Utf8.php
+++ b/system/core/Utf8.php
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@
*
* Ensures strings contain only valid UTF-8 characters.
*
- * @uses CI_Utf8::_is_ascii() Decide whether a conversion is needed
- *
* @param string $str String to clean
* @return string
*/
public function clean_string($str)
{
- if ($this->_is_ascii($str) === FALSE)
+ if ($this->is_ascii($str) === FALSE)
{
if (ICONV_ENABLED)
{
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@
* @param string $str String to check
* @return bool
*/
- protected function _is_ascii($str)
+ public function is_ascii($str)
{
return (preg_match('/[^\x00-\x7F]/S', $str) === 0);
}