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# mcrypt_get_cipher_name

(3.0.8 - 3.0.18 only, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)

mcrypt_get_cipher_name -- Get the name of the specified cipher

## Description

``string mcrypt_get_cipher_name` (int cipher)`

``string mcrypt_get_cipher_name` (string cipher)`

mcrypt_get_cipher_name() is used to get the name of the specified cipher.

mcrypt_get_cipher_name() takes the cipher number as an argument (libmcrypt 2.2.x) or takes the cipher name as an argument (libmcrypt 2.4.x) and returns the name of the cipher or `FALSE`, if the cipher does not exist.

Example 1. mcrypt_get_cipher_name() Example
    <?php
    $cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;

    print mcrypt_get_cipher_name ($cipher);
    ?>
The above example will produce:
    3DES

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