sanitize_title_for_query

Sanitizes a title with the 'query' context.

Description

(string) sanitize_title_for_query( (string) $title ); 

Used for querying the database for a value from URL.

Returns (string)

The sanitized string.

Parameters (1)

0. $title (string)
The string to be sanitized.

Usage

  1. if ( !function_exists( 'sanitize_title_for_query' ) ) { 
  2.     require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/formatting.php'; 
  3. } 
  4.   
  5. // The string to be sanitized. 
  6. $title = ''; 
  7.   
  8. // NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
  9. $result = sanitize_title_for_query($title); 
  10.     

Defined (1)

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

/wp-includes/formatting.php  
  1. function sanitize_title_for_query( $title ) { 
  2.     return sanitize_title( $title, '', 'query' ); 
  3. }