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]);