wpdb::add_placeholder_escape() – Method

wpdb::add_placeholder_escape( string $query ): string

Adds a placeholder escape string, to escape anything that resembles a printf() placeholder.

Parameters

$querystringrequired: The query to escape.

Return

string The query with the placeholder escape string inserted where necessary.

Source

public function add_placeholder_escape( $query ) {
	/*
	 * To prevent returning anything that even vaguely resembles a placeholder,
	 * we clobber every % we can find.
	 */
	return str_replace( '%', $this->placeholder_escape(), $query );
}

View all references View on Trac View on GitHub

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

Used by	Description
wpdb::_real_escape()`wp-includes/class-wpdb.php`	Real escape using mysqli_real_escape_string().
wpdb::prepare()`wp-includes/class-wpdb.php`	Prepares a SQL query for safe execution.

Changelog

Version	Description
4.8.3	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

You must log in before being able to contribute a note or feedback.