wp_dropdown_cats() WordPress Function

function wp_dropdown_cats( $current_cat = 0, $current_parent = 0, $category_parent = 0, $level = 0, $categories = 0 ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'wp_dropdown_categories()' );
	if (!$categories )
		$categories = get_categories( array('hide_empty' => 0) );

	if ( $categories ) {
		foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
			if ( $current_cat != $category->term_id && $category_parent == $category->parent) {
				$pad = str_repeat( '&#8211; ', $level );
				$category->name = esc_html( $category->name );
				echo "\n\t<option value='$category->term_id'";
				if ( $current_parent == $category->term_id )
					echo " selected='selected'";
				echo ">$pad$category->name</option>";
				wp_dropdown_cats( $current_cat, $current_parent, $category->term_id, $level +1, $categories );
			}
		}
	} else {
		return false;
	}
}
Uses	Description
wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php:wp_dropdown_cats()	Legacy function used for generating a categories drop-down control.
wp-includes/formatting.php:esc_html()	Escaping for HTML blocks.
wp-includes/category.php:get_categories()	Retrieves a list of category objects.
wp-includes/functions.php:_deprecated_function()	Mark a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.