Function __global->entity_utf8_decode

Definitions

sources/character_sets.php

  • Convert some data from utf-8 to a character set PHP supports, using HTML entities where there's no direct match.
  • Visibility: public
  • Is abstract?: No
  • Is static?: No
  • Is final?: No

Parameters

Name Type Passed by reference? Variadic? Default Set Range Description
$data string No No required parameter N/A N/A Data to convert
$internal_charset string No No required parameter N/A N/A Charset to convert to

Returns

  • Converted data (false: could not convert)
  • Type: ~string
  • Set: N/A
  • Range: N/A

Preview

Code (PHP)

/**
 * Convert some data from utf-8 to a character set PHP supports, using HTML entities where there's no direct match.
 *
 * @param  string $data Data to convert
 * @param  string $internal_charset Charset to convert to
 * @return ~string Converted data (false: could not convert)
 */

function entity_utf8_decode(string $data, string $internal_charset)