unicode_set_error_modeunicode_set_subst_char
(PHP 6 >= 6.0.0)
unicode_set_subst_char — Set the substitution character for string conversion errors
Description
When converting a string from or to unicode, an invalid or unconvertible character may be encountered. When the conversion error mode is set to U_CONV_ERROR_SUBST, the character that caused the error is substituted by a character set by this function. The default substitution character is ?.
Parameters
- character
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The substitution character to use.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Errors/Exceptions
Emits a E_WARNING level error if character is invalid.
Notes
This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.
See Also
- unicode_set_error_mode() - Set the error mode for strings conversions
- unicode_get_error_mode() - Get the error mode for strings conversions
- unicode_encode() - Convert a unicode string in any encoding
- unicode_decode() - Convert a binary string into a Unicode string
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