PHP mysqli get_charset() Function
Example - Object Oriented style
Return a character set object, with several properties:
<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " .
$mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}
var_dump($mysqli
-> get_charset());
$mysqli -> close();
?>
Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.
Definition and Usage
The get_charset() / mysqli_get_charset() function returns a character set object with several properties for the current character set.
Syntax
Object oriented style:
$mysqli ->
get_charset()
Procedural style:
mysqli_get_charset(connection);
Parameter Values
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
connection | Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use |
Technical Details
Return Value: | Returns a character set object with the following properties:
|
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PHP Version: | 5.1+ |
Example - Procedural style
Return a character set object, with several properties:
<?php
$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit();
}
var_dump(mysqli_get_charset($con));
mysqli_close($con);
?>
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