mb_ord()

mb_ord()

function mb_ord(string $string, ?string $encoding = null): int|false

Returns the first Unicode codepoint, or false for malformed input.

Parameters:

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

Returns: int|false

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_ord.rs).

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

Internals

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