#41716 [Opn->Bgs]: Need Clarification About New htmlentities() Param

ID: 41716 Updated by: johannes@php.net Reported By: chris at dented-planet dot net -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Mac OS 10.4.9 PHP Version: 5.2.3 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. . Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-06-17 04:25:11] chris at dented-planet dot net BTW I wouldn't actually use such code. I did it only to achieve that I think of as "double encoding":) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-06-16 23:32:46] chris at dented-planet dot net Description: ------------ I just need a clarification about the new "$double_encode" param for htmlentities() and htmlspecialchars(). Is it supposed to do as I expect it to do in the code below or am I misuderstanding its use? Reproduce code: --------------- // Output: &lt; echo htmlentities('<', ENT_QUOTES, false); // Expected Output: &lt; // Actual Output: &amp;lt; echo htmlentities(htmlentities('<', ENT_QUOTES, false), ENT_QUOTES, false); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41716&edit=1