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dbx_escape_string()

dbx_escape_string - Escape a string so it can safely be used in an sql-statement

Syntax

string dbx_escape_string (object $link_identifier, string $text)

Arguments

  • link_identifier - The DBX link object returned by dbx_connect()
  • text - The string to escape.

Description

Escape the given string so that it can safely be used in an sql-statement.

Version

PHP 4.3.0, 5 <= 5.0.5, PECL dbx >= 1.1.0

Return value

Returns the text, escaped where necessary (such as quotes, backslashes etc). On error, NULL is returned.