---
product: Chilkat
product_version: 11.7.0
language: phpext
language_label: PHP Extension
class: BinData
class_name: CkBinData
license: free
deprecated: false
reference_html: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/refdoc/phpCkBinDataRef.html
---
# Chilkat BinData — PHP Extension — v11.7.0

> Chilkat 11.7.0 · language=phpext · class=BinData (CkBinData)
> Other versions: replace `11.7.0` in this URL. Other languages: `https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/<lang>/classes/BinData.md`.
> Language-wide rules (install, unlock, error model, strings/bytes): `https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/phpext/guide.md`.

## Purpose

**Build, transform, encode, decode, inspect, and save binary data.**

`Chilkat.BinData` is a general-purpose mutable byte container used throughout Chilkat for working with binary content in memory. It can load bytes from files, byte arrays, strings, and encoded text; append additional data in many forms; retrieve content as raw bytes, chunks, text, or encoded strings; compute hashes; convert character encodings; validate UTF-8; remove byte ranges; and write the final result to files.

**Load binary content**

Load data from files, byte arrays, strings, encoded strings, or other Chilkat objects that produce binary output.

**Append and build data**

Append bytes, strings, integers, BOMs, counted strings, padded fields, encoded data, and other `BinData` objects.

**Encode and decode**

Convert binary data to and from text encodings such as Base64, hex, URL encoding, and other supported binary encodings.

**Text and charset handling**

Interpret bytes as text, append strings using a specified charset, convert character encodings, and validate UTF-8 content.

**Inspect and modify bytes**

Get byte counts, extract chunks, remove ranges, compare data, and work with specific portions of a binary buffer.

**Hash and save output**

Compute hashes for the contained data and write the resulting bytes to files or pass them to other Chilkat classes.

**Common pattern:** Load or append binary data, perform any needed encoding, decoding, hashing, charset conversion, or byte-level edits, then retrieve the result as bytes, text, an encoded string, or a file. Use `BinData` whenever a Chilkat method needs a mutable in-memory binary buffer.

For an extended overview, see [BinData Class Overview](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/bindata_class_overview.asp).

## Object creation, unlocking and error handling

**Object Creation**

```php
$obj = new CkBinData();
```

Call `Global.UnlockBundle` once at the start of the program, before using this or any other Chilkat class. Any string unlocks a fully functional 30-day trial; a purchased unlock code is used in production. See `guide.md` for the exact code in PHP Extension.

How failure is reported depends on the method's return type and is stated in the note under each method below. In every case the diagnostic text is in the `LastErrorText` property of the object whose method was called.

## Members common to every Chilkat class

Documented once per language in `common-members.md`; listed here so this page is self-contained.

| Property | Signature | Access | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| `DebugLogFilePath` | `string debugLogFilePath(); void put_DebugLogFilePath(string strVal);` | read/write | If set to a file path, this property logs the LastErrorText of each Chilkat method or property call to the specified file. |
| `LastErrorHtml` | `(read-only) string lastErrorHtml();` | read-only | Provides HTML-formatted information about the last called method or property. |
| `LastErrorText` | `(read-only) string lastErrorText();` | read-only | Provides plain text information about the last called method or property. |
| `LastErrorXml` | `(read-only) string lastErrorXml();` | read-only | Provides XML-formatted information about the last called method or property. |
| `LastMethodSuccess` | `bool get_LastMethodSuccess() void put_LastMethodSuccess(bool boolVal);` | read/write | Indicates the success or failure of the most recent method call: `true` means success, `false` means failure. |
| `Utf8` | `bool get_Utf8() void put_Utf8(bool boolVal);` | read/write | When set to `true`, all `string` arguments and return values are interpreted as UTF-8 strings. |
| `VerboseLogging` | `bool get_VerboseLogging() void put_VerboseLogging(bool boolVal);` | read/write | If set to `true`, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. |
| `Version` | `(read-only) string version();` | read-only | Version of the component/library, such as "10.1.0" |

## Member index

| Member | Kind | Signature |
|---|---|---|
| `NumBytes` | property, read-only | `(read-only) int get_NumBytes()` |
| `AppendBd` | method | `bool AppendBd(CkBinData $binData);` |
| `AppendBom` | method | `bool AppendBom(string $charset);` |
| `AppendByte` | method | `bool AppendByte(int $byteValue);` |
| `AppendCountedString` | method | `bool AppendCountedString(int $numCountBytes, bool $bigEndian, string $str, string $charset);` |
| `AppendData` | method | `bool AppendData(string $binaryString, int $numBytes);` |
| `AppendEncoded` | method | `bool AppendEncoded(string $encData, string $encoding);` |
| `AppendEncodedSb` | method | `bool AppendEncodedSb(CkStringBuilder $sb, string $encoding);` |
| `AppendInt2` | method | `bool AppendInt2(int $value, bool $littleEndian);` |
| `AppendInt4` | method | `bool AppendInt4(int $value, bool $littleEndian);` |
| `AppendPadded` | method | `bool AppendPadded(string $str, string $charset, bool $padWithSpace, int $fieldLen);` |
| `AppendSb` | method | `bool AppendSb(CkStringBuilder $sb, string $charset);` |
| `AppendString` | method | `bool AppendString(string $str, string $charset);` |
| `ByteSwap` | method | `void ByteSwap(int $size);` |
| `CharsetConvert` | method | `bool CharsetConvert(string $fromCharset, string $toCharset, bool $allOrNone);` |
| `Clear` | method | `bool Clear();` |
| `ContentsEqual` | method | `bool ContentsEqual(CkBinData $binData);` |
| `FindString` | method | `int FindString(string $str, int $startIdx, string $charset);` |
| `GetByte` | method | `int GetByte(int $index);` |
| `GetData` | method | `(binary string) GetData();` |
| `GetDataChunk` | method | `(binary string) GetDataChunk(int $offset, int $numBytes);` |
| `GetEncoded` | method | `bool GetEncoded(string $encoding, CkString outStr); string getEncoded(string encoding);` |
| `GetEncodedChunk` | method | `bool GetEncodedChunk(int $offset, int $numBytes, string $encoding, CkString outStr); string getEncodedChunk(int offset, int numBytes, string encoding);` |
| `GetEncodedSb` | method | `bool GetEncodedSb(string $encoding, CkStringBuilder $sb);` |
| `GetHash` | method | `bool GetHash(string $algorithm, string $encoding, CkString outStr); string getHash(string algorithm, string encoding);` |
| `GetInt2` | method | `int GetInt2(int $index, bool $littleEndian);` |
| `GetInt4` | method | `int GetInt4(int $index, bool $littleEndian);` |
| `GetString` | method | `bool GetString(string $charset, CkString outStr); string getString(string charset);` |
| `GetTextChunk` | method | `bool GetTextChunk(int $startIdx, int $numBytes, string $charset, CkString outStr); string getTextChunk(int startIdx, int numBytes, string charset);` |
| `GetUInt2` | method | `int GetUInt2(int $index, bool $littleEndian);` |
| `GetUInt4` | method | `int GetUInt4(int $index, bool $littleEndian);` |
| `IsValidUtf8` | method | `bool IsValidUtf8();` |
| `LoadEncoded` | method | `bool LoadEncoded(string $encData, string $encoding);` |
| `LoadFile` | method | `bool LoadFile(string $path);` |
| `RemoveByteVal` | method | `void RemoveByteVal(int $value);` |
| `RemoveChunk` | method | `bool RemoveChunk(int $offset, int $numBytes);` |
| `SecureClear` | method | `bool SecureClear();` |
| `WriteAppendFile` | method | `bool WriteAppendFile(string $path);` |
| `WriteFile` | method | `bool WriteFile(string $path);` |

Deprecated members are listed at the end of this file with their replacements; do not use them in new code.

## Properties

### BinData.NumBytes

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · NumBytes · property · read-only · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
(read-only)

int get_NumBytes()
```

The number of bytes contained within the object.

## Methods

### BinData.AppendBd

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendBd · method · since 9.5.0.62`

```php
bool AppendBd(CkBinData $binData);
```

Appends the contents of another BinData to this object.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendBom

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendBom · method · since 9.5.0.62`

```php
bool AppendBom(string $charset);
```

Appends the appropriate BOM (byte order mark), also known as a `preamble`, for the given charset. If the `charset` has no defined BOM, then nothing is appended. An application would typically call this to append the utf-8, utf-16, or utf-32 BOM.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendByte

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendByte · method · since 9.5.0.77`

```php
bool AppendByte(int $byteValue);
```

Appends a single byte. The `byteValue` should be a value from 0 to 255.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendCountedString

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendCountedString · method · since 9.5.0.91`

```php
bool AppendCountedString(int $numCountBytes, bool $bigEndian, string $str, string $charset);
```

Appends a byte count followed by the string in the desired character encoding, such as `utf-8`. The `numCountBytes` is the size in bytes of the integer to represent the byte count. If 0, then a minimal number of bytes is used. If `bigEndian` is `true`, the byte count is appended in big endian byte ordering, otherwise little-ending byte ordering. The `str` is the string to be appended. The `charset` is the character encoding, such as `utf-8`, `utf-16`, `windows-1252`, etc.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendData

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendData · method · since 11.0.0`

```php
bool AppendData(string $binaryString, int $numBytes);
```

**Full documentation for this method (same in every language):** [Passing Binary Data Between Chilkat and PHP](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/articles/chilkat_php_binary_string.md) · [PHP Binary Strings vs Byte Arrays](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/articles/php_binary_strings_vs_byte_array.md)

Appends binary data to the current contents.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendEncoded

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendEncoded · method · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
bool AppendEncoded(string $encData, string $encoding);
```

Appends encoded binary data to the current data. The `encoding` may be `Base64`, `modBase64`, `base64Url`, `Base32`, `Base58`, `QP` (for quoted-printable), `URL` (for url-encoding), `Hex`, or any of the encodings found at [Chilkat Binary Encodings List](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/binary_encodings.asp).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendEncodedSb

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendEncodedSb · method · since 9.5.0.62`

```php
bool AppendEncodedSb(CkStringBuilder $sb, string $encoding);
```

Decodes the contents of `sb` and appends the decoded bytes to this object. The `encoding` may be `Base64`, `modBase64`, `base64Url`, `Base32`, `Base58`, `QP` (for quoted-printable), `URL` (for url-encoding), `Hex`, or any of the encodings found at [Chilkat Binary Encodings List](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/binary_encodings.asp).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendInt2

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendInt2 · method · since 9.5.0.77`

```php
bool AppendInt2(int $value, bool $littleEndian);
```

Appends a 16-bit integer (2 bytes). If `littleEndian` is `true`, then the integer bytes are appended in little-endian byte order, otherwise big-endian byte order is used.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendInt4

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendInt4 · method · since 9.5.0.77`

```php
bool AppendInt4(int $value, bool $littleEndian);
```

Appends a 32-bit integer (4 bytes). If `littleEndian` is `true`, then the integer bytes are appended in little-endian byte order, otherwise big-endian byte order is used.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendPadded

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendPadded · method · since 9.5.0.80`

```php
bool AppendPadded(string $str, string $charset, bool $padWithSpace, int $fieldLen);
```

Appends a string to this object, padded to the `fieldLen` with NULL or SPACE chars. If `padWithSpace` is `true`, then SPACE chars are used and the string is not null-terminated. If `fieldLen` is `false`, then null bytes are used. The `charset` controls the byte representation to use, such as `utf-8`.

Note: This call will always append a total number of bytes equal to `fieldLen`. If the `str` is longer than `fieldLen`, the method returns `false` to indicate failure and nothing is appended.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendSb

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendSb · method · since 9.5.0.62`

```php
bool AppendSb(CkStringBuilder $sb, string $charset);
```

Appends the contents of a StringBuilder to this object.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.AppendString

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · AppendString · method · since 9.5.0.62`

```php
bool AppendString(string $str, string $charset);
```

Appends a string to this object. (This does not append the BOM. If a BOM is required, the AppendBom method can be called to append the appropriate BOM.)

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.ByteSwap

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · ByteSwap · method · since 11.0.0`

```php
void ByteSwap(int $size);
```

Does either 16-bit or 32-bit byte swapping of the entire contents. If `size` equals 16, then swaps in 2 bytes (e.g., 0x1234 → 0x3412). If `size` equals 32, then swaps 4 bytes (e.g., 0x12345678 → 0x78563412)

### BinData.CharsetConvert

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · CharsetConvert · method · since 11.0.0`

```php
bool CharsetConvert(string $fromCharset, string $toCharset, bool $allOrNone);
```

This method converts the character encoding of an object's contents from one format to another, such as from Windows-1252 to UTF-8. The `allOrNone` parameter determines error handling for unrepresentable bytes. If `allOrNone` is `true`, the object's contents remain unchanged when errors occur. If `false`, error bytes are discarded. The method returns `true` if successful and `false` if errors occur.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.Clear

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · Clear · method · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
bool Clear();
```

Clears the contents.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.ContentsEqual

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · ContentsEqual · method · since 9.5.0.62`

```php
bool ContentsEqual(CkBinData $binData);
```

Return `true` if the contents of this object equals the contents of `binData`.

### BinData.FindString

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · FindString · method · since 9.5.0.85`

```php
int FindString(string $str, int $startIdx, string $charset);
```

Return the index where the first occurrence of `str` is found. Return -1 if not found. The `startIdx` indicates the byte index where the search begins. The `charset` specifies the byte representation of `str` that is to be searched. For example, it can be `utf-8`, `windows-1252`, `ansi`, `utf-16`, etc.

### BinData.GetByte

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetByte · method · since 9.5.0.92`

```php
int GetByte(int $index);
```

Returns the value of the byte at the given `index`. The returned value is an integer from 0 to 255.

### BinData.GetData

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetData · method · since 11.0.0`

```php
(binary string) GetData();
```

**Full documentation for this method (same in every language):** [Passing Binary Data Between Chilkat and PHP](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/articles/chilkat_php_binary_string.md) · [PHP Binary Strings vs Byte Arrays](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/articles/php_binary_strings_vs_byte_array.md)

Retrieves the binary data contained within the object.

Returns `null` on failure

### BinData.GetDataChunk

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetDataChunk · method · since 11.0.0`

```php
(binary string) GetDataChunk(int $offset, int $numBytes);
```

**Full documentation for this method (same in every language):** [Passing Binary Data Between Chilkat and PHP](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/articles/chilkat_php_binary_string.md) · [PHP Binary Strings vs Byte Arrays](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/articles/php_binary_strings_vs_byte_array.md)

Retrieves a chunk of the binary data contained within the object.

Returns `null` on failure

### BinData.GetEncoded

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetEncoded · method · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
bool GetEncoded(string $encoding, CkString outStr);

string getEncoded(string encoding);
```

Retrieves the binary data as an encoded string. The `encoding` may be `Base64`, `modBase64`, `base64Url`, `Base32`, `Base58`, `QP` (for quoted-printable), `URL` (for url-encoding), `Hex`, or any of the encodings found at [Chilkat Binary Encodings List](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/binary_encodings.asp).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.GetEncodedChunk

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetEncodedChunk · method · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
bool GetEncodedChunk(int $offset, int $numBytes, string $encoding, CkString outStr);

string getEncodedChunk(int offset, int numBytes, string encoding);
```

Retrieves a chunk of the binary data and returns it in encoded form. The `encoding` may be `Base64`, `modBase64`, `base64Url`, `Base32`, `Base58`, `QP` (for quoted-printable), `URL` (for url-encoding), `Hex`, or any of the encodings found at [Chilkat Binary Encodings List](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/binary_encodings.asp).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.GetEncodedSb

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetEncodedSb · method · since 9.5.0.64`

```php
bool GetEncodedSb(string $encoding, CkStringBuilder $sb);
```

Writes the encoded data to a StringBuilder. The `encoding` may be `Base64`, `modBase64`, `base64Url`, `Base32`, `Base58`, `QP` (for quoted-printable), `URL` (for url-encoding), `Hex`, or any of the encodings found at [Chilkat Binary Encodings List](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/binary_encodings.asp).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.GetHash

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetHash · method · since 9.5.0.91`

```php
bool GetHash(string $algorithm, string $encoding, CkString outStr);

string getHash(string algorithm, string encoding);
```

Returns the hash of the contents of this object. The `algorithm` is the hash algorithm, and can be `sha1`, `sha256`, `sha384`, `sha512`, `sha3-224`, `sha3-256`, `sha3-384`, `sha3-512`, `md2`, `md5`, `ripemd128`, `ripemd160`,`ripemd256`, or `ripemd320`. The `encoding` can be `base64`, `modBase64`, `base64Url`, `base32`, `base58`, `qp` (for quoted-printable), `url` (for url-encoding), `hex`, `hexLower`, or any of the encodings found at [Chilkat Binary Encodings List](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/binary_encodings.asp).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.GetInt2

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetInt2 · method · since 9.5.0.88`

```php
int GetInt2(int $index, bool $littleEndian);
```

Returns the value of the 16-bit signed integer stored in big-endian or little-endian byte ordering at the given index.

### BinData.GetInt4

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetInt4 · method · since 9.5.0.88`

```php
int GetInt4(int $index, bool $littleEndian);
```

Returns the value of the 32-bit signed integer stored in big-endian or little-endian byte ordering at the given index.

### BinData.GetString

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetString · method · since 9.5.0.67`

```php
bool GetString(string $charset, CkString outStr);

string getString(string charset);
```

Interprets the bytes according to `charset` and returns the string. The `charset` can be `utf-8`, `utf-16`, `ansi`, `iso-8859-*`, `windows-125*`, or any of the supported character encodings listed in the link below.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

See also:

- [Chilkat Supported Character Encodings](http://cknotes.com/chilkat-charsets-character-encodings-supported/)

### BinData.GetTextChunk

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetTextChunk · method · since 9.5.0.85`

```php
bool GetTextChunk(int $startIdx, int $numBytes, string $charset, CkString outStr);

string getTextChunk(int startIdx, int numBytes, string charset);
```

Returns `numBytes` bytes starting at `startIdx`. The bytes are interpreted according to `charset` (for example, `utf-8`, `ansi`, `utf-16`, `windows-1252`, etc.)

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.GetUInt2

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetUInt2 · method · since 9.5.0.88`

```php
int GetUInt2(int $index, bool $littleEndian);
```

Returns the value of the 16-bit unsigned integer stored in big-endian or little-endian byte ordering at the given index.

### BinData.GetUInt4

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · GetUInt4 · method · since 9.5.0.88`

```php
int GetUInt4(int $index, bool $littleEndian);
```

Returns the value of the 32-bit unsigned integer stored in big-endian or little-endian byte ordering at the given index.

### BinData.IsValidUtf8

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · IsValidUtf8 · method · since 10.1.0`

```php
bool IsValidUtf8();
```

Returns `true` if this object contains valid utf-8 byte sequences. Any invalid byte sequence that is not valid utf-8 will cause this function to return `false`.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.LoadEncoded

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · LoadEncoded · method · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
bool LoadEncoded(string $encData, string $encoding);
```

Loads binary data from an encoded string, replacing the current contents, if any. The `encoding` may be `Base64`, `modBase64`, `base64Url`, `Base32`, `Base58`, `QP` (for quoted-printable), `URL` (for url-encoding), `Hex`, or any of the encodings found at [Chilkat Binary Encodings List](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/binary_encodings.asp).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.LoadFile

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · LoadFile · method · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
bool LoadFile(string $path);
```

Loads data from a file.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.RemoveByteVal

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · RemoveByteVal · method · since 9.5.0.90`

```php
void RemoveByteVal(int $value);
```

Removes bytes having a specified value (0-255). For example, to remove all null bytes, pass 0 in `value`.

### BinData.RemoveChunk

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · RemoveChunk · method · since 9.5.0.51`

```php
bool RemoveChunk(int $offset, int $numBytes);
```

Removes a chunk of bytes from the binary data.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.SecureClear

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · SecureClear · method · since 9.5.0.67`

```php
bool SecureClear();
```

Securely clears the contents by writing 0 bytes to the memory prior to deallocating the internal memory.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.WriteAppendFile

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · WriteAppendFile · method · since 9.5.0.91`

```php
bool WriteAppendFile(string $path);
```

Appends the contents of this object to a file.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

### BinData.WriteFile

`Chilkat 11.7.0 · phpext · BinData · WriteFile · method · since 9.5.0.62`

```php
bool WriteFile(string $path);
```

Writes the contents to a file.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

## Deprecated members — do not use in new code

| Member | Kind | Deprecated in | Use instead |
|---|---|---|---|
| `AppendBinary` | method | before 11.6.1 | — |
| `GetBinary` | method | before 11.6.1 | — |
| `GetBinaryChunk` | method | before 11.6.1 | — |
| `LoadBinary` | method | before 11.6.1 | — |

## Related classes

[`StringBuilder`](https://www.chilkatsoft.com/ai-docs/v/11.7.0/phpext/classes/StringBuilder.md)