mb_strlen()

mb_strlen()

function mb_strlen(string $string, string $encoding = null): int

Returns the character count of a string in the requested encoding.

Parameters:

• $string (string)
• $encoding (string), default null, optional

Returns: int

Availability

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

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

Internals

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