Inputfield::entityEncode() method

Entity encode a string with optional Markdown support.

  • Markdown support provided with second argument.
  • If string is already entity-encoded it will first be decoded.

Usage

// basic usage
$string = $inputfield->entityEncode(string $str);

// usage with all arguments
$string = $inputfield->entityEncode(string $str, $markdown = false);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
strstring

String to encode

markdown (optional)bool, int

Optionally specify one of the following:

  • true (boolean): To allow Markdown using default "textFormat" setting (which is basic Markdown by default).
  • false (boolean): To disallow Markdown support (this is the default when $markdown argument omitted).
  • Inputfield::textFormatNone (constant): Disallow Markdown support (default).
  • Inputfield::textFormatBasic (constant): To support basic/inline Markdown.
  • Inputfield::textFormatMarkdown (constant): To support full Markdown and HTML.

Return value

string

Entity encoded string or HTML string


Inputfield methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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