PHP stripcslashes() Function
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Description
The stripcslashes() function removes backslashes added by the addcslashes() function.
The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.
| Return Value: | Returns the unescaped string. |
|---|---|
| Version: | PHP 4+ |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the stripcslashes() function is given with:
stripcslashes(string);
The following example shows the stripcslashes() function in action.
Example
Run this code »<?php
// Sample string
$str = "C:\Users\Downloads";
// Unescaping string
echo stripcslashes($str);
?>Tip: The stripcslashes() function do not skip the C-style escape sequences \a, \b, \f, \n, \r, \t and \v, but converts them to their literal equivalents or actual meaning.
Parameters
The stripcslashes() function accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the string to be unescaped. |
More Examples
Here're some more examples showing how stripcslashes() function actually works:
In the following example no backslashes are stripped off by this function.
Example
Run this code »<?php
// Sample string
$str = "Hi\tJohn!\r\nHow are you?";
// Unescaping string
echo stripcslashes($str);
?>
