esc_textarea

The timeline below displays how wordpress function esc_textarea has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 4.6

/**
 * Escaping for textarea values.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @param string $text
 * @return string
 */
function esc_textarea($text)
{
    $safe_text = htmlspecialchars($text, ENT_QUOTES, get_option('blog_charset'));
    /**
     * Filters a string cleaned and escaped for output in a textarea element.
     *
     * @since 3.1.0
     *
     * @param string $safe_text The text after it has been escaped.
     * @param string $text      The text prior to being escaped.
     */
    return apply_filters('esc_textarea', $safe_text, $text);
}

WordPress Version: 3.8

/**
 * Escaping for textarea values.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @param string $text
 * @return string
 */
function esc_textarea($text)
{
    $safe_text = htmlspecialchars($text, ENT_QUOTES, get_option('blog_charset'));
    /**
     * Filter a string cleaned and escaped for output in a textarea element.
     *
     * @since 3.1.0
     *
     * @param string $safe_text The text after it has been escaped.
     * @param string $text      The text prior to being escaped.
     */
    return apply_filters('esc_textarea', $safe_text, $text);
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/**
 * Escaping for textarea values.
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @param string $text
 * @return string
 */
function esc_textarea($text)
{
    $safe_text = htmlspecialchars($text, ENT_QUOTES, get_option('blog_charset'));
    return apply_filters('esc_textarea', $safe_text, $text);
}