highlight_string
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
highlight_string - Syntax highlighting of a string
Manual
highlight_string(
string$string,
[bool$return = false] ): string|bool
Outputs or returns html markup for a syntax highlighted version of the given PHP code using the colors defined in the built-in syntax highlighter for PHP.
Parameters
- string
-
The PHP code to be highlighted. This should include the opening tag.
- return
-
Set this parameter to true to make this function return the highlighted code.
Return Values
If return is set to true, returns the highlighted code as a string instead of printing it out. Otherwise, it will return true on success, false on failure.
Notes
Note:
When the return parameter is used, this function uses internal output buffering so it cannot be used inside an ob_start callback function.
The HTML markup generated is subject to change.