iconv()

iconv()

function iconv(string $from_encoding, string $to_encoding, string $string): mixed

Converts a string from one character encoding to another.

Parameters:

• $from_encoding (string)
• $to_encoding (string)
• $string (string)

Returns: mixed

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/string/iconv.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how iconv is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.