get_comment() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Retrieves comment data given a comment ID or comment object.

Description

If an object is passed then the comment data will be cached and then returned after being passed through a filter. If the comment is empty, then the global comment variable will be used, if it is set.

Parameters

$commentWP_Comment|string|intoptional: Comment to retrieve.
Default:null
$outputstringoptional: The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N, which correspond to a WP_Comment object, an associative array, or a numeric array, respectively.
Default:OBJECT

Return

WP_Comment|array|null Depends on $output value.

Source

function get_comment( $comment = null, $output = OBJECT ) {
	if ( empty( $comment ) && isset( $GLOBALS['comment'] ) ) {
		$comment = $GLOBALS['comment'];
	}

	if ( $comment instanceof WP_Comment ) {
		$_comment = $comment;
	} elseif ( is_object( $comment ) ) {
		$_comment = new WP_Comment( $comment );
	} else {
		$_comment = WP_Comment::get_instance( $comment );
	}

	if ( ! $_comment ) {
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Fires after a comment is retrieved.
	 *
	 * @since 2.3.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Comment $_comment Comment data.
	 */
	$_comment = apply_filters( 'get_comment', $_comment );

	if ( OBJECT === $output ) {
		return $_comment;
	} elseif ( ARRAY_A === $output ) {
		return $_comment->to_array();
	} elseif ( ARRAY_N === $output ) {
		return array_values( $_comment->to_array() );
	}
	return $_comment;
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘get_comment’, WP_Comment $_comment ): Fires after a comment is retrieved.

Uses	Description
WP_Comment::__construct()`wp-includes/class-wp-comment.php`	Constructor.
WP_Comment::get_instance()`wp-includes/class-wp-comment.php`	Retrieves a WP_Comment instance.
apply_filters()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

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get_comment_class()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Returns the classes for the comment div as an array.
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comment_excerpt()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Displays the excerpt of the current comment.
get_comment_ID()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves the comment ID of the current comment.
get_comment_author()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves the author of the current comment.
comment_author()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Displays the author of the current comment.
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wp_unspam_comment()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Removes a comment from the Spam.
wp_get_comment_status()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Retrieves the status of a comment by comment ID.
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wp_delete_comment()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Trashes or deletes a comment.
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Changelog

Version	Description
2.0.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

Codex 10 years ago

Example
To get the author’s name of a comment with ID 7:

<?php
$my_id = 7;
$comment_id_7 = get_comment( $my_id ); 
$name = $comment_id_7->comment_author;
?>

Alternatively, specify the $output parameter:

<?php
$my_id = 7;
$comment_id_7 = get_comment( $my_id, ARRAY_A );
$name = $comment_id_7['comment_author'];
?>

<?php
//	Correct: pass a dummy variable as post_id
$the_comment = & get_comment( $dummy_id = 7 );
	
//	Incorrect: literal integer as post_id
$the_comment = & get_comment( 7 );
//	Fatal error: 'Only variables can be passed for reference' or 'Cannot pass parameter 1 by reference'
?>