PHP : quotemeta() function
Description
The quotemeta() function is used to add backslash character (\) before meta characters i.e. ' .', '\', '+', '*', '?', '[', '^', ']',' (', '$', ')' in a string.
Version
(PHP 4 and above)
Syntax
quotemeta (input_string)
Parameter
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_string | The input string. | Required | string |
Return value
Returns the string with meta characters quoted.
Value Type : String.
Pictorial Presentation
Example :
<?php $input_string = 'w3resource.com'; echo quotemeta($input_string); ?>
Output
w3resource\.com
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