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# mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2)

mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name -- Returns the name of the opened algorithm

## Description

string mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name ( resource td)

This function returns the name of the algorithm.

Example 1. mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name() example

    <?php
        $td = mcrypt_module_open (MCRYPT_CAST_256, '', MCRYPT_MODE_CFB, '');
        echo mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name($td). "\n";

        $td = mcrypt_module_open ('cast-256', '', MCRYPT_MODE_CFB, '');
        echo mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name($td). "\n";
    ?>

    Prints:
    CAST-256
    CAST-256

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