wp_spaces_regexp() WP 1.0

Returns the regexp for common whitespace characters.

By default, spaces include new lines, tabs, nbsp entities, and the UTF-8 nbsp. This is designed to replace the PCRE \s sequence. In ticket #22692, that sequence was found to be unreliable due to random inclusion of the A0 byte.

Return

String. The spaces regexp.

Usage

wp_spaces_regexp();

Notes

• Static. String. $spaces

Changelog

Code of wp spaces regexp: wp-includes/formatting.php ^{WP 5.4.1}

<?php
function wp_spaces_regexp() {
	static $spaces = '';

	if ( empty( $spaces ) ) {
		/**
		 * Filters the regexp for common whitespace characters.
		 *
		 * This string is substituted for the \s sequence as needed in regular
		 * expressions. For websites not written in English, different characters
		 * may represent whitespace. For websites not encoded in UTF-8, the 0xC2 0xA0
		 * sequence may not be in use.
		 *
		 * @since 4.0.0
		 *
		 * @param string $spaces Regexp pattern for matching common whitespace characters.
		 */
		$spaces = apply_filters( 'wp_spaces_regexp', '[\r\n\t ]|\xC2\xA0|&nbsp;' );
	}

	return $spaces;
}

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