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v5:reference:connection:qstr

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qStr

See Also

addQ

Syntax
string qStr(
       string $unquoted,
       optional bool $dontFixQuotes=false
       )

Description

The function qStr() takes an input string, and allows it to be:

  1. Wrapped in single quotes.The value can then be used, for example in an SQL statement.
  2. Have quotes inside the string escaped in a way that is appropriate for the database. This is done wherever possible using PHP driver functions e.g. MySQL real_escape_string. The second parameter, $dontFixQuotes stops any internal quoting happening, This parameter was mostly used in older versions of PHP when the now removed magic_quotes parameter was enabled, and the 2 methods were in conflict.

Usage

$string = "Patrick O'Reilly";
 
$SQL = "SELECT * FROM names WHERE name='$string'";
 
$result = $db->Execute($SQL);
 
/*
 * Execution fails  due to mismatched ` characters
*/
 
$qString = $db->qStr($string);
 
/*
 * function returns 'Patrick O\'Reilly' (The resulting string is database-specific)
*/
 
$SQL = "SELECT * FROM names WHERE name=$qString";
 
$result = $db->Execute($SQL);
 
/*
 * Execution Succeeds
 */
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