PHP html_entity_decode Function
What is html_entity_decode Function?
Explanation
In PHP, this function is used to convert all HTML entities to their applicable characters.
Syntax:
html_entity_decode(string,quotestyle,character-set)
In the above syntax "string" specifies the text to decode, "quotestyle" specifies how to decode single and double quotes,"characterset" specifies the character set to be used.
Example :
<?php
$str = "Hiox & 'India'";
echo html_entity_decode($str);
echo "<br />";
echo html_entity_decode($str, ENT_QUOTES);
echo "<br />";
echo html_entity_decode($str, ENT_NOQUOTES);
?>
Result :
Hiox & 'India'
Hiox & 'India'
Hiox & 'India'
In the above example the different quotestyles "ENT_QUOTES",which decodes both single and double quotes, "ENT_NOQUOTES" which doesnt decode any quotes are used.
NOTE:
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