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# iconv_set_encoding

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5)

iconv_set_encoding -- Set current setting for character encoding conversion

## Description

bool iconv_set_encoding ( string type, string charset)

It changes the value of `type` to `charset`. Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

The value of `type` can be:

input_encoding
output_encoding
internal_encoding

Example 1. iconv_set_encoding() example:
    iconv_set_encoding("internal_encoding", "UTF-8");
    iconv_set_encoding("output_encoding", "ISO-8859-1");

See also: iconv_get_encoding() and ob_iconv_handler().

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