The mb_detect_order() function is an inbuilt function in PHP that is utilized to set or get the character encoding detection order.
Syntax:
mb_detect_order(array|string|null $encoding = null): array|bool
Parameters: This function has only one parameter.
- encoding: This parameter returns the current character encoding detection order as an array if the encoding is omitted or null.
Return Value: This function returns true when setting encoding detection order otherwise it will return false.
Example 1: The following code demonstrates the mb_detect_order() function.
PHP
<?php // Set detection order mb_detect_order("UTF-8, ASCII");
// Use mb_detect_encoding() to detect // encoding of string $string = "GeeksforGeeks";
$encoding = mb_detect_encoding($string);
// Output encoding echo "Detected encoding: $encoding";
?> |
Output:
Detected encoding: UTF-8
Example 2: The following code demonstrates the mb_detect_order() function.
PHP
<?php /* Set detection order by enumerated list */mb_detect_order("eucjp-win,sjis-win,UTF-8");
/* Set detection order by array */$ary[] = "ASCII";
$ary[] = "JIS";
$ary[] = "EUC-JP";
mb_detect_order($ary);
/* Display current detection order */echo implode(", ", mb_detect_order());
?> |
Output:
ASCII, JIS, EUC-JP
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mb-detect-order.php