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How to display a PHP string "AS IS" (special characters inside)?

This is probably a simple question, but I haven't found an "easy" solution.

I have a PHP string containing exactly these characters:

<code>
<language>
Test string
</language>
<content>for(i&lt;10)</content>
</code>

I just want to show this AS IS (char by char) string so I can put it in the textbox. I've tried htmlentities, htmlspecialchar of course, but that's clearly not what I want.

If I use basic "echo", it &lt;

is replaced with '<'. This is problem!

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htmlspecialchars

- the right choice, even in textarea

.

<?php echo "<textarea>" . htmlspecialchars($str) . "</textarea>";


work.

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