iconv_substr()

iconv_substr()

function iconv_substr(string $string, int $offset, ?int $length = null, ?string $encoding = null): mixed

Extracts a character-indexed slice of a string.

Parameters:

• $string (string)
• $offset (int)
• $length (?int), default null, optional
• $encoding (?string), default null, optional

Returns: mixed

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/string/iconv_substr.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how iconv_substr is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.