mb_convert_variables
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mb_convert_variables — Convert character code in variable(s)
Description
string
$to_encoding,array|string
$from_encoding,mixed
&$var,mixed
&...$vars): string|false
Converts
character encoding of variables var and vars in
encoding from_encoding to encoding
to_encoding.
mb_convert_variables() join strings in Array or Object to detect encoding, since encoding detection tends to fail for short strings. Therefore, it is impossible to mix encoding in single array or object.
Parameters
-
to_encoding -
The encoding that the string is being converted to.
-
from_encoding -
from_encodingis specified as an array or comma separated string, it tries to detect encoding fromfrom-coding. Whenfrom_encodingis omitted,detect_orderis used. -
var -
varis the reference to the variable being converted. String, Array and Object are accepted. mb_convert_variables() assumes all parameters have the same encoding. -
vars -
Additional
vars.
Return Values
The character encoding before conversion for success,
or false for failure.
Examples
Example #1 mb_convert_variables() example
<?php
/* Convert variables $post1, $post2 to internal encoding */
$interenc = mb_internal_encoding();
$inputenc = mb_convert_variables($interenc, "ASCII,UTF-8,SJIS-win", $post1, $post2);
?>
