DB2_ESCAPE_STRING(3)							 1						      DB2_ESCAPE_STRING(3)

db2_escape_string - Used to escape certain characters

SYNOPSIS

       string db2_escape_string (string  $string_literal)

DESCRIPTION

	Prepends backslashes to special characters in the string argument.

PARAMETERS

	      o $string_literal
		-  The	string that contains special characters that need to be modified. Characters that are prepended with a backslash are x00,
		
, 
, , ', " and x1a.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns $string_literal with the special characters noted above prepended with backslashes.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      A db2_escape_string(3) example

	       Result of using the db2_escape_string(3) function

	      <?php

	      $conn = db2_connect($database, $user, $password);

	      if ($conn) {
		  $str[0] = "All characters: x00 , 
 , 
 ,  , ' , " , x1a .";
		  $str[1] = "Backslash (). Single quote ('). Double quote (")";
		  $str[2] = "The NULL character  must be quoted as well";
		  $str[3] = "Intersting characters: x1a , x00 .";
		  $str[4] = "Nothing to quote";
		  $str[5] = 200676;
		  $str[6] = "";

		  foreach( $str as $string ) {
		      echo "db2_escape_string: " . db2_escape_string($string). "
";
		  }
	      }
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      db2_escape_string: All characters:  , 
 , 
 , \ , ' , " ,  .
	      db2_escape_string: Backslash (\). Single quote ('). Double quote (")
	      db2_escape_string: The NULL character  must be quoted as well
	      db2_escape_string: Intersting characters:  ,  .
	      db2_escape_string: Nothing to quote
	      db2_escape_string: 200676
	      db2_escape_string:

SEE ALSO

       db2_prepare(3).

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