Walker_Category::start_el( string $output, WP_Term $data_object, int $depth = 0, array $args = array(), int $current_object_id = 0 )

101	public function start_el( &$output, $data_object, $depth = 0, $args = array(), $current_object_id = 0 ) {102		// Restores the more descriptive, specific name for use within this method.103		$category = $data_object;104 105		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */106		$cat_name = apply_filters( 'list_cats', esc_attr( $category->name ), $category );107 108		// Don't generate an element if the category name is empty.109		if ( '' === $cat_name ) {110			return;111		}112 113		$atts         = array();114		$atts['href'] = get_term_link( $category );115 116		if ( $args['use_desc_for_title'] && ! empty( $category->description ) ) {117			/**118			 * Filters the category description for display.119			 *120			 * @since 1.2.0121			 *122			 * @param string  $description Category description.123			 * @param WP_Term $category    Category object.124			 */125			$atts['title'] = strip_tags( apply_filters( 'category_description', $category->description, $category ) );126		}127 128		/**129		 * Filters the HTML attributes applied to a category list item's anchor element.130		 *131		 * @since 5.2.0132		 *133		 * @param array   $atts {134		 *     The HTML attributes applied to the list item's `<a>` element, empty strings are ignored.135		 *136		 *     @type string $href  The href attribute.137		 *     @type string $title The title attribute.138		 * }139		 * @param WP_Term $category          Term data object.140		 * @param int     $depth             Depth of category, used for padding.141		 * @param array   $args              An array of arguments.142		 * @param int     $current_object_id ID of the current category.143		 */144		$atts = apply_filters( 'category_list_link_attributes', $atts, $category, $depth, $args, $current_object_id );145 146		$attributes = '';147		foreach ( $atts as $attr => $value ) {148			if ( is_scalar( $value ) && '' !== $value && false !== $value ) {149				$value       = ( 'href' === $attr ) ? esc_url( $value ) : esc_attr( $value );150				$attributes .= ' ' . $attr . '="' . $value . '"';151			}152		}153 154		$link = sprintf(155			'<a%s>%s</a>',156			$attributes,157			$cat_name158		);159 160		if ( ! empty( $args['feed_image'] ) || ! empty( $args['feed'] ) ) {161			$link .= ' ';162 163			if ( empty( $args['feed_image'] ) ) {164				$link .= '(';165			}166 167			$link .= '<a href="' . esc_url( get_term_feed_link( $category, $category->taxonomy, $args['feed_type'] ) ) . '"';168 169			if ( empty( $args['feed'] ) ) {170				/* translators: %s: Category name. */171				$alt = ' alt="' . sprintf( __( 'Feed for all posts filed under %s' ), $cat_name ) . '"';172			} else {173				$alt   = ' alt="' . $args['feed'] . '"';174				$name  = $args['feed'];175				$link .= empty( $args['title'] ) ? '' : $args['title'];176			}177 178			$link .= '>';179 180			if ( empty( $args['feed_image'] ) ) {