This method has been deprecated. Use wpdb::prepare() instead.

wpdb::escape( string|array $data )

Do not use, deprecated.

Description

Use esc_sql() or wpdb::prepare() instead.

See also

Parameters

$data

(Required) Data to escape.

Return

(string|array) Escaped data, in the same type as supplied.

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wpdb.php 

	public function escape( $data ) {
		if ( func_num_args() === 1 && function_exists( '_deprecated_function' ) )
			_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, 'WP-3.6.0', 'wpdb::prepare() or esc_sql()' );
		if ( is_array( $data ) ) {
			foreach ( $data as $k => $v ) {
				if ( is_array( $v ) )
					$data[$k] = $this->escape( $v, 'recursive' );
				else
					$data[$k] = $this->_weak_escape( $v, 'internal' );
			}
		} else {
			$data = $this->_weak_escape( $data, 'internal' );
		}

		return $data;
	}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
3.6.0 Use wpdb::prepare()
0.71 Introduced. This method has been deprecated. Use wpdb::prepare() instead.