php-doc-en/reference/strings/functions/convert-uuencode.xml
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<refentry xml:id="function.convert-uuencode" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>convert_uuencode</refname>
<refpurpose>Uuencode a string</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>convert_uuencode</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>string</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>convert_uuencode</function> encodes a string using the uuencode
algorithm.
</para>
<para>
Uuencode translates all strings (including binary data) into printable
characters, making them safe for network transmissions. Uuencoded data is
about 35% larger than the original.
</para>
<note>
<simpara>
<function>convert_uuencode</function> neither produces the <literal>begin</literal>
nor the <literal>end</literal> line, which are part of uuencoded <emphasis>files</emphasis>.
</simpara>
</note>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data to be encoded.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the uuencoded data.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>8.0.0</entry>
<entry>
Prior to this version, trying to convert an empty string returned &false;
for no particular reason.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>convert_uuencode</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$some_string = "test\ntext text\r\n";
echo convert_uuencode($some_string);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
0=&5S=`IT97AT('1E>'0-"@``
`
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>convert_uudecode</function></member>
<member><function>base64_encode</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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