Miscellany

<?php

$standard = "abcde";
echo $standard . " ". strlen($standard) . "\n";

$unicode = "ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ";
echo $unicode ." ". strlen($unicode) . "\n";

$binary = b"ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ";
echo $binary ." ". strlen($binary) . "\n";

unset($unicode, $binary);

$unicode = "ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ";
echo $unicode;

$binary = (binary)$unicode;
echo $binary;
echo " ". strlen($binary) . "\n";

$unicode2 = (unicode)$binary;
echo $unicode2;
echo " ". strlen($unicode2) . "\n";







------------ semantics = on ------

abcde 5
ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ 5
ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ 15
ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ????? 5
????? 5


------------ semantics = off -----------


abcde 5
ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ 15
ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ 15
ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ 15
ᐁᐂᐃᐄᐅ 15