sanitize_textarea_field( string $str ): string

Sanitizes a multiline string from user input or from the database.

Description

The function is like sanitize_text_field() , but preserves new lines (\n) and other whitespace, which are legitimate input in textarea elements.

See also

Parameters

$strstringrequired
String to sanitize.

Return

string Sanitized string.

Source

 * input in textarea elements.
 *
 * @see sanitize_text_field()
 *
 * @since 4.7.0
 *
 * @param string $str String to sanitize.
 * @return string Sanitized string.
 */
function sanitize_textarea_field( $str ) {
	$filtered = _sanitize_text_fields( $str, true );

	/**

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.7.0Introduced.

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