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  <refentry id="function.mcrypt-get-cipher-name">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</refname>
    <refpurpose>Get the name of the specified cipher</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>string</type><methodname>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>cipher</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>string</type><methodname>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>cipher</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</function> is used to get the
     name of the specified cipher.
    </para>
    <para>
     <function>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</function> takes the cipher
     number as an argument (libmcrypt 2.2.x) or takes the cipher name
     as an argument (libmcrypt 2.4.x or higher) and returns the name of the cipher
     or &false;, if the cipher does not exist.
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>mcrypt_get_cipher_name</function> Example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
   $cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;

   echo mcrypt_get_cipher_name ($cipher);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
      <para>
       The above example will produce:
       <screen>
<![CDATA[
3DES
]]>
       </screen>
      </para>
     </example>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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