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addslashes_strings_only()

addslashes_strings_only( mixed $value ): mixed

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This function has been deprecated. Use wp_slash() instead.

Adds slashes only if the provided value is a string.

Description

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Parameters

$valuemixedrequired

Return

mixed

Source

function addslashes_strings_only( $value ) {
	return is_string( $value ) ? addslashes( $value ) : $value;
}

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Changelog

VersionDescription
5.6.0This function has been deprecated. Use wp_slash() instead.
5.3.0Introduced.

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    Yuvrajsinh Sisodiya
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    /* Example usage of addslashes_strings_only() */ 
$string     = "This is a string with 'quotes'";
$non_string = 12345;

$escaped_string     = addslashes_strings_only( $string );
$escaped_non_string = addslashes_strings_only( $non_string );

echo "Original String: $string";
echo "Escaped String: $escaped_string";

echo "Original Non-string: $non_string";
echo "Escaped Non-string: $escaped_non_string";

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