DB_common::escapeSimple()

Description

Escape a string according to the current DBMS's standards.

Parameter

Return value

string - the escaped string

Note

This function can not be called statically.

Function available since: Release 1.6.0

Example

<?php
// Once you have a valid DB object named $db...
$name = "all's well";
$sql  = "SELECT * FROM clients WHERE name = '"
        . $db->escapeSimple($name) . "'";

$res =& $db->query($sql);
?>

See

quoteIdentifier(), quoteSmart()