sanitize_category() │ WP 2.3.0

Sanitizes category data based on context.

No Hooks.

Return

Object|Array. Same type as $category with sanitized data for safe use.

Usage

sanitize_category( $category, $context );

$category(object|array) (required)

Category data.

$context(string)

Optional.
Default: 'display'

Changelog

sanitize_category() sanitize category code ^{WP 6.7.1}

function sanitize_category( $category, $context = 'display' ) {
	return sanitize_term( $category, 'category', $context );
}