sanitize_textarea_field() WP 1.0

Sanitizes a multiline string from user input or from the database.

The function is like sanitize_text_field(), but preserves new lines (\n) and other whitespace, which are legitimate input in textarea elements.

Return

String. Sanitized string.

Usage

sanitize_textarea_field( $str );

$str(string) (required)

String to sanitize.

Notes

• See: sanitize_text_field()

Changelog

Code of sanitize textarea field: wp-includes/formatting.php ^{WP 5.2.3}

<?php
function sanitize_textarea_field( $str ) {
	$filtered = _sanitize_text_fields( $str, true );

	/**
	 * Filters a sanitized textarea field string.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $filtered The sanitized string.
	 * @param string $str      The string prior to being sanitized.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'sanitize_textarea_field', $filtered, $str );
}

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