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.
Uses: _sanitize_text_fields()
1 time — 0.000098 sec (very fast) | 50000 times — 1.17 sec (fast) | PHP 7.1.2, WP 4.7.3
Hooks from the function
Return
String. Sanitized string.
Usage
sanitize_textarea_field( $str );
- $str(string) (required)
- String to sanitize.
Notes
Changelog
| Since 4.7.0 | Introduced. |
Code of sanitize_textarea_field() sanitize textarea field WP 5.8.1
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 );
}