Title: WP_Dependencies::do_items
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_Dependencies::do_items( string|string[]|false $handles = false, int|false $group = false ): string[]

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Processes the items and dependencies.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

Processes the items passed to it or the queue, and their dependencies.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$handles`string|string[]|falseoptional

Items to be processed: queue (false), single item (string), or multiple items (array
of strings).

Default:`false`

`$group`int|falseoptional

Group level: level (int), no group (false).

Default:`false`

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 string[] Array of handles of items that have been processed.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function do_items( $handles = false, $group = false ) {
    	/*
    	 * If nothing is passed, print the queue. If a string is passed,
    	 * print that item. If an array is passed, print those items.
    	 */
    	$handles = false === $handles ? $this->queue : (array) $handles;
    	$this->all_deps( $handles );

    	foreach ( $this->to_do as $key => $handle ) {
    		if ( ! in_array( $handle, $this->done, true ) && isset( $this->registered[ $handle ] ) ) {
    			/*
    			 * Attempt to process the item. If successful,
    			 * add the handle to the done array.
    			 *
    			 * Unset the item from the to_do array.
    			 */
    			if ( $this->do_item( $handle, $group ) ) {
    				$this->done[] = $handle;
    			}

    			unset( $this->to_do[ $key ] );
    		}
    	}

    	return $this->done;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Dependencies::all_deps()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_dependencies/all_deps/)`wp-includes/class-wp-dependencies.php` |

Determines dependencies.

  | 
| [WP_Dependencies::do_item()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_dependencies/do_item/)`wp-includes/class-wp-dependencies.php` |

Processes a dependency.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Dependencies/do_items/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [2.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.8.0/) | Added the `$group` parameter. | 
| [2.6.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.6.0/) | Introduced. |

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