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* @param string $string The string to decode.
* @param string $encodings A comma separated list of encodings in the order that the data was encoded
public static function decode( $string, $encodings ) {
// NOTE: We decode in the reverse order of the encodings given
foreach ( array_reverse( explode( ',', $encodings ) ) as $encoding ) {
$decoded_data = json_decode( $decoded_data, true );
$decoded_data = base64_decode( $decoded_data );
$decoded_data = urldecode( $decoded_data );
return apply_filters( 'wpml_decode_string', $decoded_data, $string, $encodings );
* @param mixed $data The data to encode.
* @param string $encodings A comma separated list of encodings in the order that the data was encoded
public static function encode( $data, $encodings ) {
foreach ( explode( ',', $encodings ) as $encoding ) {
$encoded_data = wp_json_encode( $encoded_data );
$encoded_data = base64_encode( $encoded_data );
$encoded_data = urlencode( $encoded_data );
return apply_filters( 'wpml_encode_string', $encoded_data, $data, $encodings );