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wpdb::remove_placeholder_escape( string $query )

Removes the placeholder escape strings from a query.

$query: (string) (Required) The query from which the placeholder will be removed.

(string) The query with the placeholder removed.

public function remove_placeholder_escape( $query ) {
		return str_replace( $this->placeholder_escape(), '%', $query );
	}

Uses	Description
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::placeholder_escape()	Generates and returns a placeholder escape string for use in queries returned by ::prepare().

Version	Description
4.8.3	Introduced.