mb_convert_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7)
mb_convert_encoding — Convert character encoding
Description
mb_convert_encoding ( array|string $string , string $to_encoding [, array|string|null $from_encoding = null ] ) : array|string|false
Converts the character encoding of string to to_encoding from optionally from_encoding. If string is an array, all its string values will be converted recursively.
Parameters
-
string -
The string or array being encoded.
-
to_encoding -
The type of encoding that
stringis being converted to. -
from_encoding -
Is specified by character code names before conversion. It is either an array, or a comma separated enumerated list. If
from_encodingis not specified, the internal encoding will be used.See supported encodings.
Return Values
The encoded string or array on success, or false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | from_encoding is nullable now. |
| 7.2.0 | This function now also accepts an array as string. Formerly, only strings have been supported. |
Examples
Example #1 mb_convert_encoding() example
<?php /* Convert internal character encoding to SJIS */ $str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "SJIS"); /* Convert EUC-JP to UTF-7 */ $str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "UTF-7", "EUC-JP"); /* Auto detect encoding from JIS, eucjp-win, sjis-win, then convert str to UCS-2LE */ $str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "UCS-2LE", "JIS, eucjp-win, sjis-win"); /* "auto" is expanded to "ASCII,JIS,UTF-8,EUC-JP,SJIS" */ $str = mb_convert_encoding($str, "EUC-JP", "auto"); ?>
See Also
- mb_detect_order() - Set/Get character encoding detection order
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