bind_textdomain_codeset

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

bind_textdomain_codeset — Specify or get the character encoding in which the messages from the DOMAIN message catalog will be returned

function bind_textdomain_codeset(string $domain, ?string $codeset = null): string|false

bind_textdomain_codeset() allows to set or get the encoding in which messages from domain will be returned by gettext() and similar functions.

domain: The domain.
codeset: The code set. If null, the currently set encoding is returned.

A string on success.

Throws a ValueError if domain is the empty string.

Version	Description
8.4.0	Now throws a ValueError if `domain` is the empty string.
8.4.0	`codeset` is optional now. Previously, the parameter always had to be specified.
8.0.3	`codeset` is nullable now. Previously, it was not possible to retrieve the currently set encoding.

Note:
The bind_textdomain_codeset() information is maintained per process, not per thread.