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Stripslashes () PHP Function

By Angela Bradley, About.com

Definition: The function stripslashes is used to remove backslashes from data. One use for this function, is to display data to which addslashes has been applied. What this means is that stripslashes would change I\'m hungry into I'm hungry.
Also Known As: Strip Slashes, Remove Slashes
Examples:
<?php
$greeting = "Hello, I\'m Billy";
print stripslashes($greeting);
?>
This would output the string: Hello, I'm Billy
<?php
$said = 'Who said \"Live long and prosper\"?';
print stripslashes($said);
?>
This would output the string: Who said "Live long and prosper"?
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