esc_textarea( string $text )

Escaping for textarea values.

Parameters

$text

(string) (Required)

Return

(string)

Source

File: wp-includes/formatting.php 

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 );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_textarea

Filters a string cleaned and escaped for output in a textarea element.
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/option.php: get_option()

Retrieves an option value based on an option name.

Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-block.php: WP_Widget_Block::form()

Outputs the Block widget settings form.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-custom-html.php: WP_Widget_Custom_HTML::form()

Outputs the Custom HTML widget settings form.
wp-includes/embed.php: print_embed_sharing_dialog()

Prints the necessary markup for the embed sharing dialog.
wp-admin/includes/network.php: network_step2()

Prints step 2 for Network installation process.
wp-admin/includes/template.php: get_inline_data()

Adds hidden fields with the data for use in the inline editor for posts and pages.
wp-admin/includes/template.php: _list_meta_row()

Outputs a single row of public meta data in the Custom Fields meta box.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php: WP_Comments_List_Table::column_comment()
wp-includes/formatting.php: format_to_edit()

Acts on text which is about to be edited.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-text.php: WP_Widget_Text::form()

Outputs the Text widget settings form.
wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php: WP_Customize_Control::render_content()

Render the control’s content.

Changelog

Version Description
3.1.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_textarea