wpdb::escape() public WP 0.71

Do not use, deprecated.

Use esc_sql() or wpdb::prepare() instead.

{} It's a method of the class: wpdb{}

No Hooks.

Return

String|Array. Escaped data, in the same type as supplied.

Usage

global $wpdb;
$wpdb->escape( $data );

$data(string|array) (required)

Data to escape.

Notes

• See: wpdb::prepare()
• See: esc_sql()

Changelog

Code of wpdb::escape() wpdb::escape ^{WP 5.8}

<?php
public function escape( $data ) {
	if ( func_num_args() === 1 && function_exists( '_deprecated_function' ) ) {
		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '3.6.0', 'wpdb::prepare() or esc_sql()' );
	}
	if ( is_array( $data ) ) {
		foreach ( $data as $k => $v ) {
			if ( is_array( $v ) ) {
				$data[ $k ] = $this->escape( $v, 'recursive' );
			} else {
				$data[ $k ] = $this->_weak_escape( $v, 'internal' );
			}
		}
	} else {
		$data = $this->_weak_escape( $data, 'internal' );
	}

	return $data;
}