wp_kses_normalize_entities

Converts and fixes HTML entities.

Description

(string) wp_kses_normalize_entities( (string) $string );

This function normalizes HTML entities. It will convert AT&T to the correct 'AT&T', :, to :, &#XYZZY; to &#XYZZY; and so on.

Returns (string)

Content with normalized entities

Parameters (1)

0. $string (string): Content to normalize entities

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'wp_kses_normalize_entities' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/kses.php'; 
} 
  
// Content to normalize entities 
$string = ''; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = wp_kses_normalize_entities($string);

Defined (1)

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

/wp-includes/kses.php

function wp_kses_normalize_entities($string) { 
    // Disarm all entities by converting & to & 
    $string = str_replace('&', '&', $string); 
 
    // Change back the allowed entities in our entity whitelist 
    $string = preg_replace_callback('/&([A-Za-z]{2, 8}[0-9]{0, 2});/', 'wp_kses_named_entities', $string); 
    $string = preg_replace_callback('/&#(0*[0-9]{1, 7});/', 'wp_kses_normalize_entities2', $string); 
    $string = preg_replace_callback('/&#[Xx](0*[0-9A-Fa-f]{1, 6});/', 'wp_kses_normalize_entities3', $string); 
 
    return $string; 
}