Source
File: wp-includes/class-walker-category-dropdown.php
public function start_el( &$output, $category, $depth = 0, $args = array(), $id = 0 ) {
$pad = str_repeat( ' ', $depth * 3 );
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */
$cat_name = apply_filters( 'list_cats', $category->name, $category );
if ( isset( $args['value_field'] ) && isset( $category->{$args['value_field']} ) ) {
$value_field = $args['value_field'];
} else {
$value_field = 'term_id';
}
$output .= "\t<option class=\"level-$depth\" value=\"" . esc_attr( $category->{$value_field} ) . '"';
// Type-juggling causes false matches, so we force everything to a string.
if ( (string) $category->{$value_field} === (string) $args['selected'] ) {
$output .= ' selected="selected"';
}
$output .= '>';
$output .= $pad . $cat_name;
if ( $args['show_count'] ) {
$output .= ' (' . number_format_i18n( $category->count ) . ')';
}
$output .= "</option>\n";
}