Set/Get character encoding for multibyte regex (original) (raw)
mb_regex_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
mb_regex_encoding — Set/Get character encoding for multibyte regex
Description
mb_regex_encoding ([ string $encoding = mb_regex_encoding() ] ) : mixed
Parameters
encoding
The encodingparameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, 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 |
|---|---|
| 5.6.0 | Default encoding is changed to UTF-8. It was EUC-JP Previously. |
See Also
- mb_internal_encoding() - Set/Get internal character encoding
- mb_ereg() - Regular expression match with multibyte support