PHP get_html_translation_table function

get_html_translation_table

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

get_html_translation_table --
Returns the translation table used by
htmlspecialchars() and
htmlentities()
Descriptionarray get_html_translation_table ( [int table [, int quote_style]] )

get_html_translation_table() will return the
translation table that is used internally for
htmlspecialchars() and
htmlentities().

There are two new constants
(HTML_ENTITIES,
HTML_SPECIALCHARS) that allow you to
specify the table you want. Default value for table
is HTML_SPECIALCHARS. And as in the
htmlspecialchars() and
htmlentities() functions you can optionally
specify the quote_style you are working with. The default is
ENT_COMPAT mode. See the description of these modes in
htmlspecialchars().

Note:
Special characters can be encoded in several ways. E.g.
" can be encoded as ",
" or &#x22.
get_html_translation_table() returns only the most
common form for them.

Example 1. Translation Table Example

The $encoded variable will now contain:
"Hallo & <Frau> &
Krämer".

See also htmlspecialchars(),
htmlentities(), and
html_entity_decode().