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Function Reference/esc attr 2

This page is named incorrectly due to a limitation of Mediawiki page naming. The function name is esc_attr__() not esc_attr_2().

Description

Retrieves the translation of $text and escapes it for safe use in an attribute. If there is no translation or the domain isn't loaded, the original text is escaped and returned.

Usage

<?php $translated_text esc_attr__$text$domain ?>

Parameters

$text
(string) (required) Text to translate.
Default: None
$domain
(string) (optional) Domain to retrieve the translated text.
Default: 'default'

Return Values

(string) 
Escaped translated text, defaulting to escaped original text.

Change Log

Source File

esc_attr__() is located in wp-includes/l10n.php.

Related

L10n: translate(), __(), _e(), _n(), _x(), _ex(), _nx(), esc_attr__(), esc_attr_e(), esc_attr_x(), esc_html__(), esc_html_e(), esc_html_x(), _n_noop(), _nx_noop(), translate_nooped_plural()

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