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Function Reference/js escape

Contents 1 Description 2 Usage 3 Parameters 4 Return Values 5 Examples 6 Notes 7 Change Log 8 Source File 9 Related

Description

Escape single quotes. Convert double quotes. Fix line endings.

The filter 'js_escape' is also applied here.

Usage

<?php js_escape( $text ) ?>

Parameters

$text

(string) (required) The text to be escaped.

Default: None

Return Values

(string) 

Escaped text.

Examples

Notes

• Uses: wp_specialchars() for double quote conversion.

Change Log

Since: 2.0.4

Source File

js_escape() is located in wp-includes/formatting.php.

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