iconv_strlen

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Returns the character count of string.

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_strlen Function synopsis

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

Parameters

$string

Typestring

The string.

$encoding

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

If $encoding parameter is omitted or null, $string is assumed to be encoded in iconv.internal_encoding.

Return value

Typeint|false

Returns the character count of $string, as an integer, or false if an error occurs during the encoding.

Changes to the iconv_strlen Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: int|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $str to $string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($string): string
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $charset to $encoding
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($encoding): ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($encoding): null
- iconv_strlen($str, $charset)
+ iconv_strlen(string $string, ?string $encoding = null): int|false

iconv_strlen 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