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# mb_language

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

mb_language -- Set/Get current language

## Description

mixed mb_language ( [string language] )

mb_language() sets language. If language is omitted, it returns current language as string.

language setting is used for encoding e-mail messages. Valid languages are "Japanese", "ja","English","en" and "uni" (UTF-8). mb_send_mail() uses this setting to encode e-mail.

Language and its setting is ISO-2022-JP/Base64 for Japanese, UTF-8/Base64 for uni, ISO-8859-1/quoted printable for English.

Return Value: If language is set and language is valid, it returns `TRUE`. Otherwise, it returns `FALSE`. When language is omitted, it returns language name as string. If no language is set previously, it returns `FALSE`.

See also mb_send_mail().

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