htmlspecialchars()

htmlspecialchars()

function htmlspecialchars(string $string, int $flags = 11, string $encoding = 'UTF-8'): string

Converts the HTML special characters in a string into their entities.

Parameters:

• $string (string)
• $flags (int), default 11, optional
• $encoding (string), default 'UTF-8', optional

Returns: string

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/string/htmlspecialchars.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how htmlspecialchars is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.