PHP | iconv_get_encoding() Function

The iconv_get_encoding() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to retrieve the internal configuration variables of iconv extension.

Syntax:

mixed iconv_get_encoding( $type = "all" )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $type. The value of $type parameter are:

• all
• input_encoding
• output_encoding
• internal_encoding

Return Value: This function returns the current value of the internal configuration variable on success or FALSE on failure.

Below program illustrates the iconv_get_encoding() function in PHP:

Program:

<?php

// Use iconv_set_encoding() function
// with encoding parameter
iconv_set_encoding("input_encoding", "UTF-8");
iconv_set_encoding("internal_encoding", "UTF-8");
iconv_set_encoding("output_encoding", "ISO-8859-1");

var_dump(iconv_get_encoding('all'));

?>

Output:

array(3) {
  ["input_encoding"]=>
  string(5) "UTF-8"
  ["output_encoding"]=>
  string(10) "ISO-8859-1"
  ["internal_encoding"]=>
  string(5) "UTF-8"
}

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.iconv-get-encoding.php