recode_string

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.13, PHP 4, PHP 5)

recode_string -- Recode a string according to a recode request

Description

string recode_string ( string request, string string )

Recode the string string according to the recode request request.

Parameters

request

The desired recode request type

string

The string to be recoded

Return Values

Returns the recoded string or FALSE, if unable to perform the recode request.

Examples

Example 1. Basic recode_string() example

<?php
echo recode_string("us..flat", "The following character has a diacritical mark: &aacute;");
?>

Notes

A simple recode request may be "lat1..iso646-de".

See Also

The GNU Recode documentation of your installation for detailed instructions about recode requests.