WP_User::__set( string $key, mixed $value )

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Magic method for setting custom user fields.

Description

This method does not update custom fields in the database. It only stores the value on the WP_User instance.

Parameters

$keystringrequired
User meta key.
$valuemixedrequired
User meta value.

Source

public function __set( $key, $value ) {
	if ( 'id' === $key ) {
		_deprecated_argument(
			'WP_User->id',
			'2.1.0',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: WP_User->ID */
				__( 'Use %s instead.' ),
				'<code>WP_User->ID</code>'
			)
		);
		$this->ID = $value;
		return;
	}

	$this->data->$key = $value;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.3.0Introduced.

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