mb_convert_encoding

[Nick Wedd]

I am running PHP version 5.2.0-8+etch3.

If I run mb_convert_enco ding( $string, "UTF-8", "HTML-ENTITIES")
on a string containing "Е", it ought to produce the two bytes
whose decimal values are 208 149. But it produces the four bytes whose
decimal values are 242 175 184 159.

Is there a fix for this? Does a later version of PHP get it right, or
do I have to write my own conversion function?

Nick
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Nick Wedd nick@maproom.co .uk

[Umberto Salsi]

Re: mb_convert_enco ding

Nick Wedd <nick@maproom.c o.ukwrote:

I am running PHP version 5.2.0-8+etch3.
>
If I run mb_convert_enco ding( $string, "UTF-8", "HTML-ENTITIES")
on a string containing "&#x0415;", it ought to produce the two bytes
whose decimal values are 208 149. But it produces the four bytes whose
decimal values are 242 175 184 159.
>
Is there a fix for this? Does a later version of PHP get it right, or
do I have to write my own conversion function?
>
Nick
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Nick Wedd nick@maproom.co .uk

Indeed, it is a bug: mbstring lacks support for numeric hex entities,
they are decoded as if were decimals, so 'x' becomes the "decimal digit"
'x'-'0'=120-48=72, from which the strange value you obtained. I already
sent a short patch to internalsATlist s.php.net, hoping be the right place.

PS. If you are playing with such a conversion, chances are that your HTML
pages are not properly encoded. Sure you need to do that?

Best regards,
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