PHP; Passing a UTF-8 string via include/require

Question

I have the following function;

function generateFirstName(){
        $firstNameArray = array("Thomáš ","Lukáš ");
        $firstNameKey = mt_rand(0,1);
        $firstName = $firstNameArray[$firstNameKey];
        return $firstName;
    }

When the function is called on the same page the UTF-8 format outputs fine, but when it is called from a functions.php (that is REQUIRED in the INCLUDED head.php) the UTF-8 format doesn-t arrive and i get the dreaded black diamond with white question mark.

What do I need to do to pass the strings?

I can assure you that file inclusion has no bearing whatsoever on encodings. Something else is going on here which we cannot reproduce with the information given. — deceze, Apr 27 '15 at 09:34
@deceze, you know that you are right. And now so do I. A problem with my IDE. Apologies. — EnglishAdam, Apr 27 '15 at 09:37

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '15 at 09:20

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Check every required or included files encoding. They all must be in UTF-8 to work together. You have to be sure about every file, that can be included from functions.php and other files.

answered Apr 27 '15 at 09:20

tanaydin

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Thx. This problem signals a Programmer error not a PHP issue. I had checked and then on double checking I saw Notepad++ encodes in 2 different places. My bad. Thanks though! – EnglishAdam Apr 27 '15 at 09:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 27 '15 at 09:23

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Each file must be encoded in utf8

answered Apr 27 '15 at 09:23

turbopixel

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PHP; Passing a UTF-8 string via include/require

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