like_escape() WP 2.5.0
Deprecated from version 4.0.0. It is no longer supported and can be removed in future releases. Use
wpdb::esc_like()
instead.╳Formerly used to escape strings before searching the DB. It was poorly documented and never worked as described.
No Hooks.
Return
String
. text, safe for inclusion in LIKE query.
Usage
like_escape( $text );
- $text(string) (required)
- The text to be escaped.
Notes
- See: wpdb::esc_like()
Changelog
Since 2.5.0 | Introduced. | |
Deprecated Since 4.0.0 | Use wpdb::esc_like() |
Code of like_escape() like escape WP 5.7.1
function like_escape($text) {
_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.0.0', 'wpdb::esc_like()' );
return str_replace( array( "%", "_" ), array( "\\%", "\\_" ), $text );
}