mb_convert_encoding

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7)

mb_convert_encoding — Convert character encoding

Description

mb_convert_encoding ( mixed $val , string $to_encoding [, mixed $from_encoding = mb_internal_encoding() ] ) : mixed

Converts the character encoding of val to to_encoding from optionally from_encoding. If val is an array, all its string values will be converted recursively.

Parameters

val

The string or array being encoded.

to_encoding

The type of encoding that val 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.

See supported encodings.

Return Values

The encoded string or array.

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");?>

Changelog

Version	Description
7.2.0	This function now also accepts an array as `val`. Formerly, only strings have been supported.

Php/docs/function.mb-convert-encoding

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