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wpdb::escape_by_ref( string $string )

Escapes content by reference for insertion into the database, for security.

Parameters

$string

(string) (Required) String to escape.

Source

File: wp-includes/wp-db.php 

public function escape_by_ref( &$string ) {
		if ( ! is_float( $string ) ) {
			$string = $this->_real_escape( $string );
		}
	}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::_real_escape()

Real escape, using mysqli_real_escape_string() or mysql_real_escape_string().

Changelog

Version Description
2.3.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wpdb/escape_by_ref