XOOPS / XoopsCore25

            return false;

        }

        if (null !== $encoding && !\is_scalar($encoding)) {

            trigger_error('mb_decode_numericentity() expects parameter 3 to be string, '.gettype($s).' given', E_USER_WARNING);

            return '';  // Instead of null (cf. mb_encode_numericentity).

        }

        $s = (string) $s;

        if ('' === $s) {

            return false;

        }

        if (null !== $encoding && !\is_scalar($encoding)) {

            trigger_error('mb_encode_numericentity() expects parameter 3 to be string, '.gettype($s).' given', E_USER_WARNING);

            return null;  // Instead of '' (cf. mb_decode_numericentity).

        }

        if (null !== $is_hex && !\is_scalar($is_hex)) {

            trigger_error('mb_encode_numericentity() expects parameter 4 to be boolean, '.gettype($s).' given', E_USER_WARNING);

            return null;  // Instead of '' (cf. mb_decode_numericentity).

        }

        if (null !== $is_hex && !\is_scalar($is_hex)) {

            trigger_error('mb_encode_numericentity() expects parameter 4 to be boolean, '.gettype($s).' given', E_USER_WARNING);

            return null;

        }

        $s = (string) $s;

        if ('' === $s) {