mb_strlen(3) [php man page]

MB_STRLEN(3)								 1							      MB_STRLEN(3)

mb_strlen - Get string length

SYNOPSIS

       mixed mb_strlen (string	$str, [string  $encoding = mb_internal_encoding()])

DESCRIPTION

	Gets the length of a string.

PARAMETERS

	      o $str
		- The string being checked for length.

	      o $encoding
		-The $encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, the internal character encoding value will be used.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns the number of characters in string$str having character encoding $encoding. A multi-byte character is counted as 1.

	Returns FALSE if the given $encoding is invalid.

       Warning

	      This function may return Boolean FALSE, but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to FALSE. Please read the section on
	      Booleans for more information. Use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.

SEE ALSO

       mb_internal_encoding(3), grapheme_strlen(3), iconv_strlen(3), strlen(3).

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MB_STRIMWIDTH(3)							 1							  MB_STRIMWIDTH(3)

mb_strimwidth - Get truncated string with specified width

SYNOPSIS

       string mb_strimwidth (string  $str, int	$start, int  $width, [string  $trimmarker = ""], [string  $encoding = mb_internal_encoding()])

DESCRIPTION

	Truncates string$str to specified $width.

PARAMETERS

	      o $str
		- The string being decoded.

	      o $start
		- The start position offset. Number of characters from the beginning of string. (First character is 0)

	      o $width
		- The width of the desired trim.

	      o $trimmarker
		- A string that is added to the end of string when string is truncated.

	      o $encoding
		-The $encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, the internal character encoding value will be used.

RETURN VALUES

	The truncated string. If $trimmarker is set, $trimmarker is appended to the return value.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      mb_strimwidth(3) example

	      <?php
	      echo mb_strimwidth("Hello World", 0, 10, "...");
	      // outputs Hello W...
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       mb_strwidth(3), mb_internal_encoding(3).

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