sanitize_post( object|WP_Post|array $post, string $context = 'display' )

Sanitize every post field.

Description

If the context is ‘raw’, then the post object or array will get minimal sanitization of the integer fields.

See also

Parameters

$post

(object|WP_Post|array) (Required) The Post Object or Array

$context

(string) (Optional) How to sanitize post fields. Accepts 'raw', 'edit', 'db', or 'display'.

Default value: 'display'

Return

(object|WP_Post|array) The now sanitized Post Object or Array (will be the same type as $post).

Source

File: wp-includes/post.php 

function sanitize_post( $post, $context = 'display' ) {
	if ( is_object($post) ) {
		// Check if post already filtered for this context.
		if ( isset($post->filter) && $context == $post->filter )
			return $post;
		if ( !isset($post->ID) )
			$post->ID = 0;
		foreach ( array_keys(get_object_vars($post)) as $field )
			$post->$field = sanitize_post_field($field, $post->$field, $post->ID, $context);
		$post->filter = $context;
	} elseif ( is_array( $post ) ) {
		// Check if post already filtered for this context.
		if ( isset($post['filter']) && $context == $post['filter'] )
			return $post;
		if ( !isset($post['ID']) )
			$post['ID'] = 0;
		foreach ( array_keys($post) as $field )
			$post[$field] = sanitize_post_field($field, $post[$field], $post['ID'], $context);
		$post['filter'] = $context;
	}
	return $post;
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/post.php: sanitize_post_field()

Sanitize post field based on context.

Used By

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wp-includes/class-wp-post.php: WP_Post::get_instance()

Retrieve WP_Post instance.
wp-includes/class-wp-post.php: WP_Post::filter()

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wp-includes/post.php: get_pages()

Retrieve a list of pages (or hierarchical post type items).
wp-includes/post.php: wp_insert_post()

Insert or update a post.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post()

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.
wp-includes/revision.php: _set_preview()

Sets up the post object for preview based on the post autosave.
wp-admin/includes/media.php: get_attachment_fields_to_edit()

Retrieves the attachment fields to edit form fields.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.3.0 Introduced.