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<refentry xml:id="function.ob-iconv-handler" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ob_iconv_handler</refname>
  <refpurpose>Convert character encoding as output buffer handler</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>ob_iconv_handler</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>contents</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>status</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Converts the string encoded in <parameter>internal_encoding</parameter> to
   <parameter>output_encoding</parameter>.
  </para>
  <para>
   <parameter>internal_encoding</parameter> and 
   <parameter>output_encoding</parameter> should be defined in the &php.ini;
   file or in <function>iconv_set_encoding</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   See <function>ob_start</function> for information about this handler
   parameters.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   See <function>ob_start</function> for information about this handler
   return values.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>ob_iconv_handler</function> example:</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
iconv_set_encoding("internal_encoding", "UTF-8");
iconv_set_encoding("output_encoding", "ISO-8859-1");
ob_start("ob_iconv_handler"); // start output buffering
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>iconv_get_encoding</function></member>
    <member><function>iconv_set_encoding</function></member>
    <member><link linkend="ref.outcontrol">output-control functions</link></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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