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backslashit( string $value ): string

Adds backslashes before letters and before a number at the start of a string.

Parameters

$valuestringrequired: Value to which backslashes will be added.

Return

string String with backslashes inserted.

Source

function backslashit( $value ) {
	if ( isset( $value[0] ) && $value[0] >= '0' && $value[0] <= '9' ) {
		$value = '\\\\' . $value;
	}
	return addcslashes( $value, 'A..Za..z' );
}

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Changelog

Version	Description
0.71	Introduced.

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