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Example
Decode a quoted-printable string to an 8-bit ASCII string:
The browser output of the code above will be:
Hello world.
The HTML output of the code above will be [View Source]:
Hello
world.
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Definition and Usage
The quoted_printable_decode[] function decodes a quoted-printable string to an 8-bit ASCII string.
Tip: Data encoded in quoted-printable are unlikely to be modified by mail transport. A text which is entirely US-ASCII may be encoded in quoted-printable to ensure the integrity of the data should the message pass through a character-translating, or line-wrapping gateway.
Syntax
quoted_printable_decode[string]
Parameter Values
| string | Required. Specifies the quoted-printable string to be decoded |
Technical Details
| Returns the 8-bit ASCII string |
| 4+ |
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addslashes — Quote string with slashes
Description
addslashes[string $string]: string
- single quote [']
- double quote ["]
- backslash [\]
- NUL [the NUL byte]
A use case of addslashes[] is escaping the aforementioned characters in a string that is to be evaluated by PHP:
if you need to quote SQL strings it's