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<h1 class="refname">SQLite3::escapeString</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">SQLite3::escapeString</span> — <span class="dc-title">Returns a string that has been properly escaped</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="modifier">public</span> <span class="modifier">static</span> <span class="type">string</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>SQLite3::escapeString</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$value</code></span>
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Returns a string that has been properly escaped for safe inclusion in an
SQL statement.
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">value</code></em></span>
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The string to be escaped.
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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Returns a properly escaped string that may be used safely in an SQL
statement.
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<h3 class="title">Notes</h3>
<div class="warning"><strong class="warning">Warning</strong>
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<span class="function"><a href="function.addslashes.html" class="function">addslashes()</a></span> should <em class="emphasis">NOT</em> be used to
quote your strings for SQLite queries; it will lead to strange results
when retrieving your data.
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