note 72179 added to function.htmlspecialchars

<?php $new = htmlspecialchars("<a href='test'>Test</a>", ENT_QUOTES); echo $new; // &lt;a href=&#039;test&#039;&gt;Test&lt;/a&gt; ?> This function doesn't show white-space. Why does it show white-space, too? ---- Server IP: 212.24.129.110 Probable Submitter: 91.127.178.5 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.htmlspecialchars.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/72179 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72179/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72179/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72179/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72179/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72179/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72179/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72179 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/72179 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php