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mb_encoding_aliases

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

mb_encoding_aliasesGet aliases of a known encoding type


Description

mb_encoding_aliases ( string $encoding ) : array|false

Returns an array of aliases for a known encoding type.


Parameters

encoding
The encoding type being checked, for aliases.


Return Values

Returns a numerically indexed array of encoding aliases on success, or FALSE on failure


Errors/Exceptions

Emits an E_WARNING level error if encoding is unknown.


Examples

Example #1 mb_encoding_aliases() example

<?php$encoding        = 'ASCII';$known_encodings = mb_list_encodings();if (in_array($encoding, $known_encodings)) {    $aliases = mb_encoding_aliases($encoding);    print_r($aliases);} else {    echo "Unknown ($encoding) encoding.\n";}?>

The above example will output something similar to:


Array
(
    [0] => ANSI_X3.4-1968
    [1] => iso-ir-6
    [2] => ANSI_X3.4-1986
    [3] => ISO_646.irv:1991
    [4] => US-ASCII
    [5] => ISO646-US
    [6] => us
    [7] => IBM367
    [8] => cp367
    [9] => csASCII
)

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