Name

htmlspecialchars

Synopsis

string htmlspecialchars(string string[,
   int style[, string encoding[, bool double_encode]]])

Converts characters in string that have special meaning in HTML and returns the resulting string. A subset of all HTML entities covering the most common characters is used to perform the translation. If supplied, style determines the manner in which quotes are translated. The characters translated are:

  • Ampersand (&) becomes &

  • Double quotes (") become "

  • Single quote (') becomes '

  • Less than sign (<) becomes &lt;

  • Greater than sign (>) becomes &gt;

The possible values for style are the same as those for htmlentities. If supplied, encoding determines the final encoding for the characters. The possible values for encoding are the same as those for htmlentities. When double_encode is turned off, PHP will not encode existing htmlentities.

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