The utf8_decode() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to decode a UTF-8 string to the ISO-8859-1. This function decodes back to the encoded string which is encoded with the utf8_encode() function.
Syntax:
string utf8_decode( string $string )
Parameter: This function accepts single parameter $string which is required. It specifies the UTF-8 encoded string to be decoded.
Return Value: This function returns a string representing the decoded string on success and false on failure.
Note: This function is available for PHP 4.0.0 and newer version.
Program 1:
PHP
<?php// String to decode$string_to_decode = "\x63";// Encoding stringecho utf8_encode($string_to_encode) ."<br>";// Encoding stringecho utf8_decode($string_to_decode);?> |
Output:
c c
Program 2:
PHP
<?php// Creating an array of 256 elements$text = array( "\x20", "\x21", "\x22", "\x23", "\x24", "\x25", "\x26", "\x27", "\x28", "\x29", "\x2a", "\x2b", "\x2c", "\x2d", "\x2e", "\x2f", "\x30", "\x31");echo "Encoded elements:\n";// Encoding and decoding all elementsforeach( $text as $index ) { echo utf8_encode($index) . " ";}echo "\nDecoded elements:\n";foreach( $text as $index ) { echo utf8_decode($index) . " "; }?> |
Output:
Encoded elements: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 Decoded elements: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.utf8-decode.php
