[CI4] Escaping ticket content message

Hey guys, I am trying to create a ticketing system and I had a question here.
do I need to use escapeString() while using a model->save($entity)?
if so, while using escapeString, after saving the TicketReply entity, the content message is something like this:

PHP Code:

test\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\ntest\r\n 


but I just need to be sure user is not submitting malicious code like js or html etc.

PHP Code:

// this is actually my question, do I need to escape this field or CI does it for me?
$reply = $tickets->escapeString($this->request->getPost("reply_message"));
// Creating 
$replyMessage = new TicketReply;
$replyMessage->ticket_id = $ticket->id;
$replyMessage->user_id = $this->user->id;
$replyMessage->message = $reply;

// insert new reply message ?
if(model("TicketReplyModel")->save($replyMessage))
{
    // redirect with success message
}
else // failed to save replied message ... 


Thanks for taking the time.

> need to be sure user is not submitting malicious code like js or html etc.

escapeString() has nothing to do with them.

https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/datab...ng-queries

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