UTF8ToString (Function)

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UTF8ToString (Function)

In french: UTF8VersChaîne

Converts a string in UTF8 format into a string in ANSI or UNICODE format.

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

Versions 16 and later

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

New in version 16

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// Convert a UTF8 string into a string in ANSI format
ConversionResult = UTF8ToString(UTF8String, charsetAnsi)

Syntax

<Result> = UTF8ToString(<UTF8 String to Convert> [, <Destination Charset>])

<Result>: Character string

In ANSI mode, ANSI character string.
If the destination character set is not specified, the conversion into ANSI uses the current character set.
If the destination character set is specified, the conversion into ANSI uses the specified character set.
In Unicode mode, UNICODE character string containing the conversion. The destination character set is ignored.
EOT if conversion problems occurred.

<UTF8 String to Convert>: Character string (with quotes)

String to convert.
This string is an ANSI string in UTF8 format.
This parameter corresponds to a buffer containing a string in UTF8 format. The result will be an Unicode string containing the conversion.

<Destination Charset>: Optional integer

Character set that will be used to create the string. By default, this parameter corresponds to the current character set (specified by ChangeCharset).
charsetAnsi Roman characters in ANSI standard
charsetArabic Arabic characters
charsetBaltic Baltic characters
charsetChinese Chinese characters (People's Republic of China)
charsetTraditionalChinese Traditional Chinese characters (Republic of Taiwan)
charsetKorean Korean characters
charsetCurrent
(Default value) Uses the current character set specified by ChangeCharset (charsetOccidental by default)
charsetDefault Uses the default character set defined for the computer. No character set is forced.
Only this value is available.
charsetEastEurope Characters of Eastern Europe (Polish, ...)
charsetGreek Greek characters
charsetHebrew Hebrew characters
charsetJapanese Japanese characters
charsetRussian Russian characters
charsetThai Thai characters
charsetTurkish Turkish characters
charsetUTF8 Used to manage the UTF8 format (used in XML for example).
charsetVietnamese Vietnamese characters
This parameter is not available.

Remarks

Conversion to PHP

The conversion performed in PHP is using the following PHP extensions:

the php_iconv.dll extension
the php_mbstring.dll extension

If none of these PHP extensions is found, only the Latin characters will be converted (the Chinese or Russian characters will not be converted for example).

The php_iconv.dll and php_mbstring.dll extensions are currently proposed on the PHP servers. To find out whether these extensions are proposed by your hosting company, enter the following information in a search engine: phpinfo <Name of hosting company>.

To install these extensions on your own PHP server, all you have to do is uncomment the requested extension in the PHP.INI file.

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