mb_internal_encoding()

mb_internal_encoding()

function mb_internal_encoding(?string $encoding = null): string|bool

Reads or changes the default encoding used by mbstring text operations.

Parameters:

• $encoding (?string), default null, optional

Returns: string|bool

Availability

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

No examples yet. Check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

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