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1246  * @since 2.0.1
1247  * @uses apply_filters() Calls 'validate_username' hook on $valid check and $username as parameters
1248  *
1249  * @param string $username Username.
1250  * @return bool Whether username given is valid
1251  */
1252 function validate_username( $username ) {
1253      $sanitized = sanitize_user( $username, true );
1254      $valid = ( $sanitized == $username );
1255      return apply_filters( 'validate_username', $valid, $username );
1256 }
1257
1258 /**
1259  * Insert an user into the database.
1260  *
1261  * Most of the $userdata array fields have filters associated with the values.
1262  * The exceptions are 'rich_editing', 'role', 'jabber', 'aim', 'yim',
1263  * 'user_registered', and 'ID'. The filters have the prefix 'pre_user_' followed
1264  * by the field name. An example using 'description' would have the filter