recode_string

(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.