.. highlightlang:: us

.. _pq_escape_string:

pq_escape_string
================

.. index:: pq_escape_string

.. us.tag  pq_escape_string NOTREADYENGLISH New550 postgres

:ref:`pq_escape_string` prepares an SQL string.

.. function::  ssOut = pq_escape_string(ssIn)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssOut* is the output string.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssIn

   *ssIn* is the input string.

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - 5.5.0
     - New

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-postgresql`

:sub:`id-2122581`