PHP stripslashes() Function

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

<?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

<?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