mb_regex_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mb_regex_encoding — Set/Get character encoding for multibyte regex
Description
$encoding = null): string|boolSet/Get character encoding for a multibyte regex.
Parameters
-
encoding -
The
encodingparameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted ornull, the internal character encoding value will be used.
Return Values
If encoding is set, then
Returns true on success or false on failure.
In this case, the internal character encoding is NOT changed.
If encoding is omitted, then
the current character encoding name for a multibyte regex is returned.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
encoding is nullable now.
|
See Also
- mb_internal_encoding() - Set/Get internal character encoding
- mb_ereg() - Regular expression match with multibyte support

