The stripslashes() function is a built-in function in PHP. This function removes backslashes in a string.
Syntax:
stripslashes(string)
Parameter: This function accepts only one parameter as shown in the above syntax. It is described below:
- string: This is the only parameter required which specifies the string on which the function will operate.
Return Values: This function returns a string with backslashes stripped off.
Examples:
Input : "Geeks for\ Geeks" Output : Geeks for Geeks Input : "A\ Computer \Science \Portal" Output : A Computer Science Portal
Below programs illustrate the stripslashes() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php //code $str = "Geeks for\ Geeks"; echo stripslashes($str); ?> |
Output:
Geeks for Geeks
Program 2: In this program we will see the array implementation of stripslashes() function. stripslashes() is not recursive. In order to apply this function to an array, a recursive function is required.
<?php function stripslashes_arr($value) { $value = is_array($value) ? array_map('stripslashes_arr', $value) : stripslashes($value); return $value; } $array = array("Gee\\ks ", "fo\\r", " \\Geeks"); $array = stripslashes_arr($array); print_r($array); ?> |
Output:
Array
(
[0] => Geeks
[1] => for
[2] => Geeks
)
Reference:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.stripslashes.php
