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unicode_encode

Convert a unicode string in any encoding ()
string unicode_encode ( unicode input, string encoding [, int errmode] )

Takes a unicode string and converts it to a string in the specified encoding.

Parameters

input

The unicode string that is converted.

encoding

The new encoding for input.

errmode

Conversion error mode. This parameter determines the action to take when the converter cannot convert a character. For a list of available modes, refer to unicode_set_error_mode(). If the parameter is not set, the global error mode is used.

Return Values

A string on success, or FALSE on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Emits a E_WARNING level error if a converter cannot be created for the desired encoding.

Examples

Example 2562. A unicode_encode() example

Note: The characters will be seen instead of entities in the output.

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<?php
header ('Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8');

$encoded = unicode_encode ('\u0150\u0179', 'ISO-8859-2');

echo 'Unicode semantics: ', ini_get ('unicode_semantics'), PHP_EOL;
echo 'The string itself:', $encoded, PHP_EOL;
echo 'The length of the string: ', strlen ($encoded);
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

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Unicode semantics: 1
The string itself: &#336;&#377;
The length of the string: 2


Notes

Warning:

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

See Also
unicode_set_error_mode()
unicode_semantics()
unicode_decode()


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