iconv_set_encoding

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Set current setting for character encoding conversion.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

iconv_set_encoding Function synopsis

iconv_set_encoding(string $type, string $encoding): bool

Parameters

$type

Typestring

The value of $type can be any one of these:

$encoding

Typestring

The character set.

Return value

Typebool

Returns true on success, false on failure

Changes to the iconv_set_encoding Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($type): string
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $charset to $encoding
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($encoding): string
- iconv_set_encoding($type, $charset)
+ iconv_set_encoding(string $type, string $encoding): bool

iconv_set_encoding Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes