unicode_set_error_mode

Parameters

direction

The direction sets the conversion direction to which the error mode will apply. This can either be FROM_UNICODE, which will set the error mode for conversions from a unicode string to a binary string or TO_UNICODE, which will set the error mode for conversions from a binary string to a unicode string.

mode

mode determines how the conversion errors are handled. It should be one of the following constants:

Available modes

Mode	Description
U_CONV_ERROR_STOP	Stop the conversion. This is the default mode.
U_CONV_ERROR_SKIP	Skip the character.
U_CONV_ERROR_SUBST	Substitute the character. The substituting character can be set with unicode_set_subst_char().
U_CONV_ERROR_ESCAPE_UNICODE	Escape the faulty bytes and represent them in the Unicode character format.
U_CONV_ERROR_ESCAPE_ICU	Escape the faulty bytes and represent them in the ICU character format.
U_CONV_ERROR_ESCAPE_JAVA	Escape the faulty bytes and print them in the Java character format.
U_CONV_ERROR_ESCAPE_XML_DEC	Escape the faulty bytes and represent them in decimal format.
U_CONV_ERROR_ESCAPE_XML_HEX	Escape the faulty bytes and represent them in hexadecimal format.