Syntax:highlight_file ($filename, $return)
Parameters:this function takes two parameters as specified above and described below:
- $filename:required. It specifies the file whose contents will be displayed.
- $return:This is an optional and boolean parameter. Its default value is - FALSE. If set to TRUE, instead of printing it, this function will return the highlighted code as a string.
Return Value:returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failures. If $return is TRUE, it will return the highlighted code as a string.
Notes : - This function is available in PHP 4.0.0 and newer version.
- The colors used for PHP syntax highlighting can be set using the ini_set() function or in the php.ini file.
- This function will display the entire file, which may include sensitive data such as passwords, etc.
Example 1.Save this code using the name
server.php and run the program.
highlight_file ( "engineer.php" ) ; ?>
< / html > Output: Example 2:Save this code using the name engineer. php . < tbody>
// Load XML document into $user $user = < < < XML < user > < username > Username < / username > < name > Firstname Lastname < / name > + 91-9876543210 < / phone > < detail font-color = "blue" font = "awsome-fonts" font-size = "24px" > Noida, India < / detail > < / user >
XML;
// Load the string as a simple xml object $xml = simplexml_load_string ( $user );
// Print children foreach ( $xml -> children() as $child ) { echo "child node:" . $child . "
" ; }
?> Use the above filename in the program below to highlight syntax.
highlight_file ( "engineer.php" ) ; ?>
< / html > Output: Link: https://php.net/manual/en/function.highlight-file.php
