What function can be used in PHP to decode special characters like Umlauts in XML output?

When outputting XML in PHP, special characters like Umlauts may appear as encoded entities (e.g., ü). To decode these special characters and display them correctly in the XML output, you can use the htmlspecialchars_decode() function in PHP. This function converts special HTML entities back to their corresponding characters. 

// Sample XML output with encoded special characters
$xmlOutput = "<root>Überprüfen</root>";

// Decode special characters in the XML output
$decodedOutput = htmlspecialchars_decode($xmlOutput);

// Output the decoded XML
echo $decodedOutput;

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PHP function decode special characters Umlauts

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