(PHP 5, PHP 7)
iconv_strlen — Returns the character count of string
iconv_strlen ( string $string [, string|null $encoding = null ] ) : int|false
In contrast to strlen(), iconv_strlen() counts the occurrences of characters in the given byte sequence string on the basis of the specified character set, the result of which is not necessarily identical to the length of the string in byte.
string
The string.
encoding
If encoding parameter is omitted or null, string is assumed to be encoded in iconv.internal_encoding.
Returns the character count of string, as an integer, or false if an error occurs during the encoding.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | encoding is nullable now. |
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