PHP: unicode_encode function - Convert a unicode string in any encoding

Description

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 #1 A unicode_encode() example

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


<?php
header ('Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2');

$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:

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, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.