highlight_string() function in PHP


The highlight_string() function outputs a string with the PHP syntax highlighted.

Syntax

highlight_string(string, return)

Parameters

  • string − The string to highlight.

  • return −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.

Return

The highlight_string() function returns true on success, or false on failure.

Example

The following is an example that output a string with the PHP syntax highlighted.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <?php
         highlight_string("Demo text! <?php phpinfo(); ?>");
      ?>
   </body>
</html>

Output

The following is the output.

Hello world! <?php phpinfo(); ?>

Updated on: 30-Dec-2019

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