Akeeba_Services_JSON::utf82utf16

convert a string from one UTF-8 char to one UTF-16 char

Normally should be handled by mb_convert_encoding, but provides a slower PHP-only method for installations that lack the multibye string extension.

Signature

public function utf82utf16(string $utf8 )

Parameters

$utf8

UTF-8 character

Returns

string

UTF-16 character