This function has been deprecated. Use esc_html() instead.

wp_specialchars( string $text, string $quote_style = ENT_NOQUOTES, false|string $charset = false, false $double_encode = false )

Legacy escaping for HTML blocks.

Description

Parameters

$text

(Required) Text to escape.

$quote_style

(Optional) Unused.

Default value: ENT_NOQUOTES

$charset

(Optional) Unused.

Default value: false

$double_encode

(Optional) Whether to double encode. Unused.

Default value: false

Return

(string) Escaped $text.

Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php

function wp_specialchars( $string, $quote_style = ENT_NOQUOTES, $charset = false, $double_encode = false ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'WP-2.8.0', 'esc_html()' );
	if ( func_num_args() > 1 ) { // Maintain back-compat for people passing additional arguments.
		$args = func_get_args();
		return call_user_func_array( '_wp_specialchars', $args );
	} else {
		return esc_html( $string );
	}
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_html()	Escaping for HTML blocks.
wp-includes/formatting.php: _wp_specialchars()	Converts a number of special characters into their HTML entities.
wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()	Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
2.8.0	Introduced. Use esc_html()