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<refentry xml:id="function.mb-output-handler" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>mb_output_handler</refname>
  <refpurpose>Callback function converts character encoding in output buffer</refpurpose> 
 </refnamediv>
   
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>mb_output_handler</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>string</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>status</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>mb_output_handler</function> is
   <function>ob_start</function> callback
   function. <function>mb_output_handler</function> converts
   characters in the output buffer from internal character encoding to
   HTTP output character encoding. 
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>string</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The contents of the output buffer.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>status</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The status of the output buffer.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   The converted <type>string</type>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>mb_output_handler</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
mb_http_output("UTF-8");
ob_start("mb_output_handler");
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  <note>
   <para>
    If you want to output binary data, such as an image,
    a Content-Type: header must be set using <function>header</function> 
    before any binary data is sent to the client (e.g. header("Content-Type: image/png")).
    If Content-Type: header is sent, output character encoding conversion will not be performed.
   </para>
   <para>
    Note that if 'Content-Type: text/*' is sent, the content body is regarded as text; conversion will take place.
   </para>
  </note>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>ob_start</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>
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