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iconv
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)
iconv — Convert string to requested character encoding
Description
Performs a character set conversion on the string str from in_charset to out_charset .
Parameters
- in_charset
-
The input charset.
- out_charset
-
The output charset.
If you append the string //TRANSLIT to out_charset transliteration is activated. This means that when a character can't be represented in the target charset, it can be approximated through one or several similarly looking characters. If you append the string //IGNORE, characters that cannot be represented in the target charset are silently discarded. Otherwise, str is cut from the first illegal character.
- str
-
The string to be converted.
Return Values
Returns the converted string or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 iconv() example
<?php
echo iconv("ISO-8859-1", "UTF-8", "This is a test.");
?>
