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(PHP 5)

htmlspecialchars_decode --  Convert special HTML entities back to characters

Description

string htmlspecialchars_decode ( string string [, int quote_style] )

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:

Table 1. 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 -&gt; &quot;</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 -> &quot;</p>

Related Function(s)

htmlspecialchars()

html_entity_decode()

get_html_translation_table()