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815                if ( 'post_content' == $field )
816                     $value = format_to_edit($value, user_can_richedit());
817                else
818                     $value = format_to_edit($value);
819           } else {
820                $value = attribute_escape($value);
821           }
822      } else if ( 'db' == $context ) {
823           if ( $prefixed ) {
824                $value = apply_filters("pre_$field", $value);
825                $value = apply_filters("${field_no_prefix}_save_pre", $value);
826           } else {
827                $value = apply_filters("pre_post_$field", $value);
828                $value = apply_filters("${field}_pre", $value);
829           }
830      } else {
831           // Use display filters by default.
832           if ( $prefixed )
833                $value = apply_filters($field, $value, $post_id, $context);