stripcslashes does not simply skip the C-style escape sequences \a, \b, \f, \n, \r, \t and \v, but converts them to their actual meaning.
So
<?php
stripcslashes('\n') == "\n"; //true;
$str = "we are escaping \r\n"; //we are escaping
?>
Returns a string with backslashes stripped off. Recognizes
C-like \n
, \r
..., octal
and hexadecimal representation.
string
The string to be unescaped.
Returns the unescaped string.
Example #1 stripcslashes() example
<?php
var_dump(stripcslashes('I\'d have a coffee.\nNot a problem.') === "I'd have a coffee.
Not a problem."); // true
?>
stripcslashes does not simply skip the C-style escape sequences \a, \b, \f, \n, \r, \t and \v, but converts them to their actual meaning.
So
<?php
stripcslashes('\n') == "\n"; //true;
$str = "we are escaping \r\n"; //we are escaping
?>