PHP quoted_printable_decode() Function
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Description
The quoted_printable_decode() function convert a quoted-printable string to an 8-bit ASCII string.
The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.
| Return Value: | Returns the 8-bit ASCII string. |
|---|---|
| Version: | PHP 4+ |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the quoted_printable_decode() function is given with:
The following example shows the quoted_printable_decode() function in action.
Example
Run this code »<?php
$str = "Hello=0AWorld!"; // "=0A" represent line feed or new line
echo quoted_printable_decode($str);
?>
Note: The quoted-printable encoding is used to represent data that largely consists of octets that correspond to printable characters in the US-ASCII character set. It encodes the data in such a way that the resulting octets are unlikely to be modified by mail transport.
Parameters
The quoted_printable_decode() function accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the input string. |

