htmlspecialchars_decode() - string

This function is the opposite of htmlspecialchars(). It
   converts special HTML entities back to characters.

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_COMPAT | 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_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. 

Syntax

string htmlspecialchars_decode
    ( string $string
   [, int $flags = ENT_COMPAT | ENT_HTML401
  ] )

Example

<?php$str = "<p>this -&gt; &quot;</p>\n";echo htmlspecialchars_decode($str);// note that here the quotes aren't convertedecho htmlspecialchars_decode($str, ENT_NOQUOTES);?>

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