[ci skip] Optimize ascii_to_entities()
diff --git a/system/helpers/text_helper.php b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
index 016a36c..89602fc 100644
--- a/system/helpers/text_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
@@ -118,18 +118,15 @@
/**
* High ASCII to Entities
*
- * Converts High ascii text and MS Word special characters to character entities
+ * Converts high ASCII text and MS Word special characters to character entities
*
- * @param string
+ * @param string $str
* @return string
*/
function ascii_to_entities($str)
{
- $count = 1;
- $out = '';
- $temp = array();
-
- for ($i = 0, $s = strlen($str); $i < $s; $i++)
+ $out = '';
+ for ($i = 0, $s = strlen($str), $count = 1, $temp = array(); $i < $s; $i++)
{
$ordinal = ord($str[$i]);