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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See also
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