Title: Is get_results Already Escaped?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Is get_results Already Escaped?

 *  [AMcCarrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amccarrick/)
 * (@amccarrick)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_result/)
 * Question regarding the get_results method on the wpdb class…
 * Is the query entered into the get_result method escaped by get_results or should
   I be placing a call to the prepare method inside of get_results?
 * `$wpdb->get_results($sql);`
 * or
 * `$wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare($sql));`
 * Digging through the wpdb class file it seems like no, but would like some assurance.

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_result/#post-5171340)
 * You are right. You need to parepare the query string before it goes to get_results.
   Using `$wpdb->prepare()` as you are there is the right way to do it.

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