WP_Customize_Manager::post_value( WP_Customize_Setting $setting, mixed $default_value = null ): string|mixed

Returns the sanitized value for a given setting from the current customized state.

Description

The name "post_value" is a carry-over from when the customized state was exclusively sourced from $_POST['customized']. Nevertheless, the value returned will come from the current changeset post and from the incoming post data.

See also

Parameters

$settingWP_Customize_Settingrequired
A WP_Customize_Setting derived object.
$default_valuemixedoptional
Value returned if $setting has no post value (added in 4.2.0) or the post value is invalid (added in 4.6.0).

Default:null

Return

string|mixed Sanitized value or the $default_value provided.

Source

public function post_value( $setting, $default_value = null ) {
	$post_values = $this->unsanitized_post_values();
	if ( ! array_key_exists( $setting->id, $post_values ) ) {
		return $default_value;
	}

	$value = $post_values[ $setting->id ];
	$valid = $setting->validate( $value );
	if ( is_wp_error( $valid ) ) {
		return $default_value;
	}

	$value = $setting->sanitize( $value );
	if ( is_null( $value ) || is_wp_error( $value ) ) {
		return $default_value;
	}

	return $value;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.6.0$default_value is now returned early when the setting post value is invalid.
4.1.1Introduced the $default_value parameter.
3.4.0Introduced.

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