Escaping for textarea values.
Parameters
$textstringrequired
Source
function esc_textarea( $text ) { $safe_text = htmlspecialchars( $text, ENT_QUOTES, get_option( 'blog_charset' ) ); /** * Filters a string cleaned and escaped for output in a textarea element. * * @since 3.1.0 * * @param string $safe_text The text after it has been escaped. * @param string $text The text prior to being escaped. */ return apply_filters( 'esc_textarea', $safe_text, $text ); } Hooks
- apply_filters( ‘esc_textarea’,
string $safe_text ,string $text ) Filters a string cleaned and escaped for output in a textarea element.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.1.0 | Introduced. |
It seems this function may have wider applicability than its name indicates, please see https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_attr/#comment-2473