/**
  * Escape a string with the database specified escape function
  * 
  * Safeguards against sql injection.
  * 
  * @author Schmalls / Joshua Thompson <*****@*****.**>
  * @version 0.0.0
  * @since 0.0.0
  * @access public
  * @param string $string the string to escape
  * @return string the escaped string
  */
 public function escapeString($string)
 {
     // return the escaped string
     return $this->_db->qstr($string, $this->_magic_quotes);
 }