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WP_Customize_Manager::doing_ajax()

WP_Customize_Manager::doing_ajax( string|null $action = null ): bool

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Returns true if it’s an Ajax request.

Parameters

$actionstring|nulloptional
Whether the supplied Ajax action is being run.

Default:null

Return

bool True if it’s an Ajax request, false otherwise.

Source

public function doing_ajax( $action = null ) {
	if ( ! wp_doing_ajax() ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! $action ) {
		return true;
	} else {
		/*
		 * Note: we can't just use doing_action( "wp_ajax_{$action}" ) because we need
		 * to check before admin-ajax.php gets to that point.
		 */
		return isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) && wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['action'] ) === $action;
	}
}

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UsesDescription
wp_doing_ajax()wp-includes/load.php

Determines whether the current request is a WordPress Ajax request.

wp_unslash()wp-includes/formatting.php

Removes slashes from a string or recursively removes slashes from strings within an array.

Used byDescription
WP_Customize_Manager::wp_die()wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Custom wp_die wrapper. Returns either the standard message for UI or the Ajax message.

WP_Customize_Manager::wp_die_handler()wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Returns the Ajax wp_die() handler if it’s a customized request.

WP_Customize_Manager::after_setup_theme()wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Callback to validate a theme once it is loaded

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.2.0Added $action param.
3.4.0Introduced.

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