wp_slash

Add slashes to a string or array of strings.

Description

(string|array) wp_slash( (string|array) $value ); 

This should be used when preparing data for core API that expects slashed data. This should not be used to escape data going directly into an SQL query.

Returns (string|array)

Slashed $value

Parameters (1)

0. $value (string|array)
String or array of strings to slash.

Usage

  1. if ( !function_exists( 'wp_slash' ) ) { 
  2.     require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/formatting.php'; 
  3. } 
  4.   
  5. // String or array of strings to slash. 
  6. $value = null; 
  7.   
  8. // NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
  9. $result = wp_slash($value); 
  10.     

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/formatting.php  
  1. function wp_slash( $value ) { 
  2.     if ( is_array( $value ) ) { 
  3.         foreach ( $value as $k => $v ) { 
  4.             if ( is_array( $v ) ) { 
  5.                 $value[$k] = wp_slash( $v ); 
  6.             } else { 
  7.                 $value[$k] = addslashes( $v ); 
  8.             } 
  9.         } 
  10.     } else { 
  11.         $value = addslashes( $value ); 
  12.     } 
  13.  
  14.     return $value; 
  15. }