wpdb::add_placeholder_escape( string $query )

Adds a placeholder escape string, to escape anything that resembles a printf() placeholder.

Parameters

$query

(Required) The query to escape.

Return

(string) The query with the placeholder escape string inserted where necessary.

Source

File: wp-includes/wp-db.php 

	public function add_placeholder_escape( $query ) {
		/*
		 * To prevent returning anything that even vaguely resembles a placeholder,
		 * we clobber every % we can find.
		 */
		return str_replace( '%', $this->placeholder_escape(), $query );
	}

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Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::placeholder_escape()

Generates and returns a placeholder escape string for use in queries returned by ::prepare().

Used By

Used By
Used By Description
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::_real_escape()

Real escape, using mysqli_real_escape_string() or mysql_real_escape_string()
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::prepare()

Prepares a SQL query for safe execution. Uses sprintf()-like syntax.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.8.3 Introduced.