XML Helper¶
The XML Helper file contains functions that assist in working with XML data.
Page Contents
Loading this Helper¶
This helper is loaded using the following code
$this->load->helper('xml');
The following functions are available:
xml_convert()¶
Takes a string as input and converts the following reserved XML characters to entities:
- Ampersands: &
- Less then and greater than characters: < >
- Single and double quotes: ‘ “
- Dashes: -
This function ignores ampersands if they are part of existing character entities. Example
$string = xml_convert($string);