htmlspecialchars_decode
PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8
htmlspecialchars_decode - Convert special HTML entities back to characters
htmlspecialchars_decode(
string$string,
[int$flags = ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE | ENT_HTML401]
): string
string$string,
[int$flags = ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE | ENT_HTML401]
): string
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_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE | ENT_HTML401.
Available flags constants
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_SUBSTITUTE Replace invalid code unit sequences with a Unicode Replacement Character U+FFFD (UTF-8) or � (otherwise) instead of returning an empty string. 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 |
| 8.1.0 | flags changed from ENT_COMPAT to ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE | ENT_HTML401. |