Entity decode
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Function Syntax
string entity_decode(string value )
- string value to be decoded.
Used for retrieving text from form fields that contains special characters such as ampersands and angle brackets.
Code Sample
Checks a form field in a UI script to determine if it is a monster name.
string monstervalidator(string name) {
monster it = to_monster(fields[name]);
if (it == $monster[none]) {
return "A valid monster is required.";
}
fields[name] = entity_decode(it); // normalize
return "";
}
See Also
More Information
See User Interface Scripts for more information.