Function Reference/esc html 2

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The function name is esc_html__() not esc_html_2().

1 Description
2 Usage
3 Parameters
4 Return Values
5 Change Log
6 Source File
7 Related

Description

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

Usage

<?php $translated_text = esc_html__( $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): Translated and escaped text, defaulting to escaped original text.

Change Log

Since: 2.8.0

Source File

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

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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