get_html_translation_table

Description

get_html_translation_table() will return the translation table that is used internally for htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities(). There are two new defines (HTML_ENTITIES, HTML_SPECIALCHARS) that allow you to specify the table you want. 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().

Example 1. Translation Table Example $trans = get_html_translation_table(HTML_ENTITIES); $str = "Hallo & <Frau> & Krämer"; $encoded = strtr($str, $trans);

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

The cool thing is using array_flip() to change the direction of the translation.

$trans = array_flip($trans);
$original = strtr($encoded, $trans);

See also: htmlspecialchars(), htmlentities(), strtr(), and array_flip().