[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64574: Regression in `wp.sanitize.stripTags()` in WordPress 7.0-alpha

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#64574: Regression in `wp.sanitize.stripTags()` in WordPress 7.0-alpha
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 Reporter:  hugod         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  javascript    |
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 `wp.sanitize.stripTags()` doesn't return the same value when given `null`.

 With WordPress 6.9:

 {{{
 console.log( 'testStripTagsWithNull', wp.sanitize.stripTags( null ) ); //
 ""
 console.log( 'typeofResult', typeof wp.sanitize.stripTags( null ) ); //
 string
 }}}

 With WordPress 7.0-alpha:

 {{{
 console.log( 'testStripTagsWithNull', wp.sanitize.stripTags( null ) ); //
 "null"
 console.log( 'typeofResult', typeof wp.sanitize.stripTags( null ) ); //
 string
 }}}

 Leading to unexpected behavior in `wp.sanitize.stripTagsAndEncodeText()`
 as well...

 I think the regression has been introduced in https://github.com/WordPress
 /wordpress-develop/commit/3865859fd8982575204bc04e77197ea4c743ccf5.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64574>
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