<?php

/**
 * Checks for the length of a string, mb strings accounted for
 *
 * @param string The string to check the length of.
 * @return int The length of the string.
 */
function my_strlen($string)
{
    global $lang;

    $string = preg_replace("#&\#([0-9]+);#", "-", $string);

    if(strtolower($lang->settings['charset']) == "utf-8")
    {
        // Get rid of any excess RTL and LTR override for they are the workings of the devil
        $string = str_replace(dec_to_utf8(8238), "", $string);
        $string = str_replace(dec_to_utf8(8237), "", $string);

        // Remove dodgy whitespaces
        $string = str_replace(chr(0xCA), "", $string);
    }
	$string = trim($string);

    if(function_exists("mb_strlen"))
    {
        $string_length = mb_strlen($string);
    }
    else
    {
        $string_length = strlen($string);
    }

    return $string_length;
}