Complete PHP Misc Reference
The highlight_string() function outputs a string with the PHP syntax highlighted. The string is highlighted by using HTML tags.
The colors used for highlighting can be set in the php.ini file or with the ini_set() function.
This function returns TRUE on success, or FALSE on failure.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the string to highlight |
| return | Optional. If this parameter is set to TRUE, this function will return the highlighted code as a string, instead of printing it out. Default is FALSE |
The output of the could above could be:
and, if you select "View source" in the browser window, it will look something like this:
Complete PHP Misc Reference
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