PHP | highlight_string() function
Last Updated :
06 Aug, 2018
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The highlight_string() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to highlight the text string. It returns output in HTML text format.
Syntax:
php
Output:
PHP
Output:
highlight_string( $string, $return )Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- $string: It is the required parameter which specifies the text to be highlighted.
- $return: It is the optional parameter. If it is True then it provides a highlighted code as a string, instead of printing it on the screen.
<?php
highlight_string('Welcome to Geeksforgeeks');
?>
<code><span style="color: #000000"> <span style="color: #0000BB"><?php phpinfo</span><span style="color: #007700">(); </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span> </span></code>Program 2:
<?php
highlight_string('<?php
// PHP Program to add two numbers
function Add( $x, $y)
{
$sum = $x + $y;
return $sum;
}
// Driver Code
echo Add(15, 32);
?>')
?>
<code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB">
<?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">
// PHP Program to add two numbers<br /><br />
</span><span style="color: #007700">function </span><span style="color: #0000BB">
Add</span><span style="color: #007700">( </span><span style="color: #0000BB">
$x</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">
$y</span><span style="color: #007700">)<br />{<br /> </span>
<span style="color: #0000BB">$sum </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span>
<span style="color: #0000BB">$x </span><span style="color: #007700">+ </span>
<span style="color: #0000BB">$y</span><span style="color: #007700">; <br /> <br />
return </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sum</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br />
}<br /><br /> </span><span style="color: #FF8000">
// Driver Code<br /> </span><span style="color: #007700">echo </span>
<span style="color: #0000BB">Add</span><span style="color: #007700">
(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">15</span><span style="color: #007700">
, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">32</span><span style="color: #007700">
);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span></code>
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.highlight-string.php
