PHP html_entity_decode() Function

PHP html_entity_decode() is string function. It is used to convert HTML entities to characters. The string function html_entity_decode() is the opposite of htmlentities().

Syntax:

Parameter	Description	Required/Optional
string	Specify the string to decode	required
flags	Specify how to handle quotes and which document type to use.	Optional

Example 1

<?php
$str = '<a href="https://www.javatpoint.com/">JavaTpoint.com</a>';
echo html_entity_decode($str);
?>

Output:

JavaTpoint.com

Example 2

<?php
print_r (get_html_translation_table(HTML_SPECIALCHARS));
?

Output:

Array ( ["] => " [&] => & [<] => < [>] => > )

Example 3

<?php
$str = "Hello PHP : 'E=MC?'";
echo html_entity_decode($str, ENT_COMPAT); // Will only convert double quotes
echo "<br>";
echo html_entity_decode($str, ENT_QUOTES); // Converts double and single quotes
echo "<br>";
echo html_entity_decode($str, ENT_NOQUOTES); // Does not convert any quotes
?>

Output:

Hello PHP : 'E=MC�'
Hello PHP : 'E=MC�'
Hello PHP : 'E=MC�'

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