htmlspecialchars_decode
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)
htmlspecialchars_decode — Convert special HTML entities back to characters
Description
string htmlspecialchars_decode
( string $string
[, int $quote_style = ENT_COMPAT
] )
This function is the opposite of htmlspecialchars(). It converts special HTML entities back to characters.
The converted entities are: &, " (when ENT_NOQUOTES is not set), ' (when ENT_QUOTES is set), < and >.
Parameters
- string
-
The string to decode
- quote_style
-
The quote style. One of the following constants:
quote_style constants Constant Name Description ENT_COMPAT Will convert double-quotes and leave single-quotes alone (default) ENT_QUOTES Will convert both double and single quotes ENT_NOQUOTES Will leave both double and single quotes unconverted
Return Values
Returns the decoded string.
Examples
Example #1 A htmlspecialchars_decode() example
<?php
$str = '<p>this -> "</p>';
echo htmlspecialchars_decode($str);
// note that here the quotes aren't converted
echo htmlspecialchars_decode($str, ENT_NOQUOTES);
?>
The above example will output:
<p>this -> "</p> <p>this -> "</p>
See Also
- htmlspecialchars() - Convert special characters to HTML entities
- html_entity_decode() - Convert all HTML entities to their applicable characters
- get_html_translation_table() - Returns the translation table used by htmlspecialchars and htmlentities