wpdb::escape_by_ref() │ public │ WP 2.3.0

Escapes content by reference for insertion into the database, for security.

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

No Hooks.

Return

null. Nothing.

Usage

global $wpdb;
$wpdb->escape_by_ref( $string );
$string(string) (required) (passed by reference — &)
String to escape.

Changelog

Since 2.3.0 Introduced.

Code of wpdb::escape_by_ref() WP 6.1.1

wp-includes/class-wpdb.php 
public function escape_by_ref( &$string ) {
	if ( ! is_float( $string ) ) {
		$string = $this->_real_escape( $string );
	}
}