mb_substitute_character

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Set/Get substitution character.

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_substitute_character Function synopsis

mb_substitute_character(string|int|null $substitute_character = null): string|int|bool

Parameters

$substitute_character

OptionalTypestring|int|nullDefault valuenull

Specify the Unicode value as an int, or as one of the following strings:

Return value

Typestring|int|bool

If $substitute_character is set, it returns true for success, otherwise returns false. If $substitute_character is not set, it returns the current setting.

Changes to the mb_substitute_character Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string|int|bool
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $substchar to $substitute_character
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($substitute_character): string|int|null
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($substitute_character): null
- mb_substitute_character($substchar)
+ mb_substitute_character(string|int|null $substitute_character = null): string|int|bool

mb_substitute_character 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