Please consider unslashing the search term $s #240
Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe
I'm always frustrated when I can't search for quoted strings, i.e., mostly array index identifiers. For example, searching through my snippets for 'first_name' returns no results. Removing the quotes returns 25 results with the vast majority being false positives returning hits on the variable $first_name.
The issue seems to be the fact that the search term is escaped with slashes in class-list-table.php, function search callback. I haven't yet tested it with @line:, but it appears that the search term is handled the same way.
One more thing, I appreciate the simplicity for handling most searches by just typing some text. But there are times when a regex search would save a lot of time. Would you consider an option to use preg_match instead of strpos? Perhaps a new search option like @regex: ^[\b]code\bsnippets[\b]$
Mike
PS Shea, Hope all is well with you.
Describe the solution you'd like
Leave the search string as intended.
Describe alternatives you've considered
in class-list-table
function search_callback
line 1164: $s = wp_unslash($s);
Additional context
No response