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# get_html_translation_table

(PHP 4 )

get_html_translation_table -- Returns the translation table used by htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities()

## Description

string get_html_translation_table ( int table [, int quote_style])

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 &amp; &lt;Frau&gt; &amp; Kr&auml;mer".`

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

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

The content of `$original` would be: "Hallo & <Frau> & Krämer".

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

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