xdiff Functions
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xdiff_string_diff_binary

Alias of xdiff_string_bdiff

Description

string xdiff_string_bdiff(string $old_data, string $new_data)

Makes a binary diff of two strings and returns the result. This function works with both text and binary data. Resulting patch can be later applied using xdiff_string_bpatch/xdiff_file_bpatch.

Starting with version 1.5.0 this function is an alias of xdiff_string_bdiff.

Parameters

old_data

First string with binary data. It acts as "old" data.

new_data

Second string with binary data. It acts as "new" data.

Return Values

Returns string with result or false if an internal error happened.

See Also

  • xdiff_string_bdiff
  • xdiff_string_bpatch