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unicode_set_subst_char

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unicode_set_subst_char — Set the substitution character for string conversion errors

Description

bool unicode_set_subst_char ( unicode $character )

When converting a string from or to unicode, an invalid or unconvertable character may be encountered. When the conversion error mode is set to U_CONV_ERROR_SUBST, the character that caused the error is substituted by a character set by this function. The default substitution character is ?.

Parameters

character

The substitution character to use.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Emits a E_WARNING level error if character is invalid.

Notes

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

See Also


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