mb_encoding_aliases

Get aliases of a known encoding type

&reftitle.description; `array` `mb_encoding_aliases` `string` `encoding`

Returns an array of aliases for a known `encoding` type.

&reftitle.parameters;

`encoding`

- The encoding type being checked, for aliases.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

Returns a numerically indexed array of encoding aliases.

&reftitle.errors;

Throws a `ValueError` if `encoding` is unknown.

&reftitle.changelog;

&Version; | &Description;
8.0.0 | If the `encoding` is unknown, a `ValueError` is now thrown; previously an `E_WARNING` was emitted, and the function returned &false;.

&reftitle.examples;

### `mb_encoding_aliases` example

    <?php
    $encoding        = 'ASCII';
    $known_encodings = mb_list_encodings();

    if (in_array($encoding, $known_encodings)) {

        $aliases = mb_encoding_aliases($encoding);
        print_r($aliases);

    } else {

        echo "Unknown ($encoding) encoding.\n";

    }
    ?>

&example.outputs.similar;

    Array
    (
        [0] => ANSI_X3.4-1968
        [1] => iso-ir-6
        [2] => ANSI_X3.4-1986
        [3] => ISO_646.irv:1991
        [4] => US-ASCII
        [5] => ISO646-US
        [6] => us
        [7] => IBM367
        [8] => cp367
        [9] => csASCII
    )

&reftitle.seealso;

- `mb_list_encodings`