sanitize_html_class( string $class, string $fallback = '' )

Sanitizes an HTML classname to ensure it only contains valid characters.


Description

Strips the string down to A-Z,a-z,0-9,_,-. If this results in an empty string then it will return the alternative value supplied.


Parameters

$class

(string) (Required) The classname to be sanitized

$fallback

(string) (Optional) The value to return if the sanitization ends up as an empty string. Defaults to an empty string.

Default value: ''


Return

(string) The sanitized value


Source

File: wp-includes/formatting.php

function sanitize_html_class( $class, $fallback = '' ) {
	//Strip out any % encoded octets
	$sanitized = preg_replace( '|%[a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9]|', '', $class );

	//Limit to A-Z,a-z,0-9,_,-
	$sanitized = preg_replace( '/[^A-Za-z0-9_-]/', '', $sanitized );

	if ( '' == $sanitized && $fallback ) {
		return sanitize_html_class( $fallback );
	}
	/**
	 * Filters a sanitized HTML class string.
	 *
	 * @since WP-2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string $sanitized The sanitized HTML class.
	 * @param string $class     HTML class before sanitization.
	 * @param string $fallback  The fallback string.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'sanitize_html_class', $sanitized, $class, $fallback );
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.8.0 Introduced.