Checks whether the specified state name is well-formatted.
Syntax
public static function state ($state, $country)
Parameters
state
A string value that specifies the state name to check.
country
A string value that specifies what country the state in focus belongs to. Holds an empty string by default.
Returns
A mixed value. If the state name is well-formatted and the specified country is US or Canada, returns the array of strings containing states and their 2-character codes in the format '<state_name>=><state_code>'. If the state name is well-formatted and the country is unknown or not specified, returns the string with the passed in state, otherwise returns false.
Remarks
A well-formatted state name for a country different from US or Canada should be a string 0 to 50 characters long.
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