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  <refentry id="function.mb-convert-variables">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>mb_convert_variables</refname>
    <refpurpose>Convert character code in variable(s)</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>string</type><methodname>mb_convert_variables</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>to_encoding</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>from_encoding</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter role="reference">vars</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter role="reference">...</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>mb_convert_variables</function> convert 
     character encoding of variables <parameter>vars</parameter> in
     encoding <parameter>from_encoding</parameter> to encoding 
     <parameter>to_encoding</parameter>. It returns character encoding
     before conversion for success, &false; for failure.
    </para>
    <para>
     <function>mb_convert_variables</function> join strings in Array
     or Object to detect encoding, since encoding detection tends to
     fail for short strings. Therefore, it is impossible to mix
     encoding in single array or object.
    </para>
    <para>
     It <parameter>from_encoding</parameter> is specified by 
     array or comma separated string, it tries to detect encoding from
     <parameter>from-coding</parameter>. When
     <parameter>encoding</parameter> is omitted,
     <literal>detect_order</literal> is used.
    </para>
    <para>
     <parameter>vars (3rd and larger)</parameter> is reference to
     variable to be converted. String, Array and Object are accepted.
     <function>mb_convert_variables</function> assumes all parameters
     have the same encoding.
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>mb_convert_variables</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
/* Convert variables $post1, $post2 to internal encoding */
$interenc = mb_internal_encoding();
$inputenc = mb_convert_variables($interenc, "ASCII,UTF-8,SJIS-win", $post1, $post2);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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