like_escape() - Formerly used to escape strings before searching the DB. It was poorly documented and never worked as described. - WordPress core a2z

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Description

Formerly used to escape strings before searching the DB. It was poorly documented and never worked as described.

Usage

$string = like_escape( $text );

Parameters

$text: ( string ) required – The text to be escaped.

Returns

string text, safe for inclusion in LIKE query.

Source

File name: wordpress/wp-includes/deprecated.php
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function like_escape($text) {
  _deprecated_function( like_escape, '4.0.0', 'wpdb::esc_like()' );
  return str_replace( array( "%", "_" ), array( "\\%", "\\_" ), $text );
}

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