htmlspecialchars_decode
htmlspecialchars_decode
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)
htmlspecialchars_decode — Convert special HTML entities back to characters
Description
string htmlspecialchars_decode ( string $string [, int $flags = ENT_COMPAT | ENT_HTML401 ] )
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.
-
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.
Available flags
constantsConstant 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.
Return Values
Returns the decoded string.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.4.0 | The constants ENT_HTML401 , ENT_XML1 , ENT_XHTML and ENT_HTML5 were added. |
Examples
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); ?>
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
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