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PHP addslashes() Function

PHP addslashes() function is used to return a quote string with slashes. It works with some characters:

Single quote (')
Double quote(")
Blackslash(|)
NUL (the NUL byte)

Syntax:


string addslashes ( string $str );

Parameter	Description	Required/Optional
String	String to be escaped	Required

Example 1


<?php  
$str = 'What does "WHO" mean?';  
echo "Your string is :".$str;  
echo "<br>"."By using addslashes() function the result  is".addslashes($str);
?>

Output

Your string is :What does "WHO" mean? By using addslashes() function the result isWhat does "WHO" mean?

Example 2


<?php
$str = "Who's the father of PHP?";  
echo $str . " This is not safe in a database query.<br>";   
echo addslashes($str) . " This is safe in a database query.";  
?>

Output

Who's the father of PHP? This is not safe in a database query. Who's the father of PHP? This is safe in a database

Example 3


<?php  
$str =  "Wow' PHP?";  
eval("echo '" . addslashes($str) . "';");  
>?

Output

Wow' PHP?

Example 4


<?php  
$str = "Is The Father of PHP'Rasmus?";  
//Is The Father of PHP'Rasmus?  
echo addslashes($str);  
?>

Output

Is The Father of PHP'Rasmus?