mb_language

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Set/Get current language.

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

mb_language Function synopsis

mb_language(?string $language = null): string|bool

Parameters

$language

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

Used for encoding e-mail messages. The valid languages are listed in the following table. mb_send_mail uses this setting to encode e-mail.

$language accepts one of the following string values:

  • Japanese
  • ja
  • English
  • en
  • uni

Return value

Typestring|bool

If $language is set and $language is valid, it returns true. Otherwise, it returns false. When $language is omitted or null, it returns the language name as a string.

Changes to the mb_language Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string|bool
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($language): ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($language): null
- mb_language($language)
+ mb_language(?string $language = null): string|bool

mb_language 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