Php quotemeta
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PHP function quotemeta
This function adds backslashes in front of the predefined characters in a string.
Syntax quotemeta
- string: string input
Predefined characters list: . \ + * ? [ ^ ] ( $ ).
quotemeta(string);
Example 1
<?php $str = "Leader makes change. Manager manages change. Leader + Mange = Great"; echo quotemeta($str); ?>
Output
Leader makes change\. Manager manages change\. Leader \+ Mange = Great
Example 2
<?php $str1 = '19 + 1 = 20'; $str2 = '20 * 2 = 40'; $str3 = '20$ is 10$ + 10$'; $str4 = '2 ^ 2 = 4'; $str5 = '3 ^ 3 = ?'; echo quotemeta($str1); echo "<br/>"; echo quotemeta($str2); echo "<br/>"; echo quotemeta($str3); echo "<br/>"; echo quotemeta($str4); echo "<br/>"; echo quotemeta($str5); echo "<br/>"; ?>
Output
19 \+ 1 = 20 20 \* 2 = 40 20\$ is 10\$ \+ 10\$ 2 \^ 2 = 4 3 \^ 3 = \?
