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Description

Escapes a value for output in a view script.

Syntax

escape($var)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$var		The output to escape.

Returns

mixed The escaped value.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/view.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.component.view' );

Source Body

function escape($var)
{
        if (in_array($this->_escape, array('htmlspecialchars', 'htmlentities'))) {
                return call_user_func($this->_escape, $var, ENT_COMPAT, $this->_charset);
        }

        return call_user_func($this->_escape, $var);
}