(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)
htmlspecialchars_decode — Convert special HTML entities back to characters
$string
[, int $flags
= ENT_COMPAT | ENT_HTML401
] ) : stringThis 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 >.
string
The string to decode.
flags
A bitmask of one or more of the following flags, which specify how to handle quotes and which document type to use. The default is ENT_COMPAT | ENT_HTML401.
Constant Name | Description |
---|---|
ENT_COMPAT |
Will convert double-quotes and leave single-quotes alone. |
ENT_QUOTES |
Will convert both double and single quotes. |
ENT_NOQUOTES |
Will leave both double and single quotes unconverted. |
ENT_HTML401 |
Handle code as HTML 4.01. |
ENT_XML1 |
Handle code as XML 1. |
ENT_XHTML |
Handle code as XHTML. |
ENT_HTML5 |
Handle code as HTML 5. |
Returns the decoded string.
Versiune | Descriere |
---|---|
5.4.0 |
The constants ENT_HTML401 , ENT_XML1 ,
ENT_XHTML and ENT_HTML5 were added.
|
Example #1 A htmlspecialchars_decode() example
<?php
$str = "<p>this -> "</p>\n";
echo htmlspecialchars_decode($str);
// note that here the quotes aren't converted
echo htmlspecialchars_decode($str, ENT_NOQUOTES);
?>
Exemplul de mai sus va afișa:
<p>this -> "</p> <p>this -> "</p>