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mb_convert_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)
mb_convert_encoding — Convert character encoding
Description
Converts the character encoding of string str to to_encoding from optionally from_encoding .
Parameters
- str
-
The string being encoded.
- to_encoding
-
The type of encoding that str is 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_encoding is not specified, the internal encoding will be used.
"auto" may be used, which expands to "ASCII,JIS,UTF-8,EUC-JP,SJIS".
Return Values
The encoded string.
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");
?>
