MB_CONVERT_ENCODING(3) 1 MB_CONVERT_ENCODING(3)
mb_convert_encoding - Convert character encoding
SYNOPSIS
string mb_convert_encoding (string $str, string $to_encoding, [mixed $from_encoding = mb_internal_encoding()])
DESCRIPTION
Converts the character encoding of string$str to $to_encoding from optionally $from_encoding.
PARAMETERS
o $str
- The string being encoded.
o $to_encoding
- The type of encoding that $str is being converted to.
o $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.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
mb_convert_encoding(3) 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(3).
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