get_comment_text( int|WP_Comment $comment_ID, array $args = array() ): string

Retrieves the text of the current comment.

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Parameters
Return
Source
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User Contributed Notes

Description

See also

Walker_Comment::comment()

Parameters

$comment_ID int|WP_Comment Required: WP_Comment or ID of the comment for which to get the text.
Default current comment.
$args array Optional: An array of arguments.

Default: array()

Return

string The comment content.

Source

File: wp-includes/comment-template.php. View all references

function get_comment_text( $comment_ID = 0, $args = array() ) {
	$comment = get_comment( $comment_ID );

	$comment_content = $comment->comment_content;

	if ( is_comment_feed() && $comment->comment_parent ) {
		$parent = get_comment( $comment->comment_parent );
		if ( $parent ) {
			$parent_link = esc_url( get_comment_link( $parent ) );
			$name        = get_comment_author( $parent );

			$comment_content = sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: Comment link. */
				ent2ncr( __( 'In reply to %s.' ) ),
				'<a href="' . $parent_link . '">' . $name . '</a>'
			) . "\n\n" . $comment_content;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the text of a comment.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.0
	 *
	 * @see Walker_Comment::comment()
	 *
	 * @param string     $comment_content Text of the comment.
	 * @param WP_Comment $comment         The comment object.
	 * @param array      $args            An array of arguments.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_comment_text', $comment_content, $comment, $args );
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( 'get_comment_text', string $comment_content, WP_Comment $comment, array $args )

Filters the text of a comment.

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
ent2ncr() wp-includes/formatting.php	Converts named entities into numbered entities.
is_comment_feed() wp-includes/query.php	Is the query for a comments feed?
get_comment_link() wp-includes/comment-template.php	Retrieves the link to a given comment.
get_comment_author() wp-includes/comment-template.php	Retrieves the author of the current comment.
__() wp-includes/l10n.php	Retrieves the translation of $text.
esc_url() wp-includes/formatting.php	Checks and cleans a URL.
apply_filters() wp-includes/plugin.php	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
get_comment() wp-includes/comment.php	Retrieves comment data given a comment ID or comment object.

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Used By

Used By
Used By	Description
wp_comments_personal_data_exporter() wp-includes/comment.php	Finds and exports personal data associated with an email address from the comments table.
comment_text_rss() wp-includes/feed.php	Displays the current comment content for use in the feeds.
comment_text() wp-includes/comment-template.php	Displays the text of the current comment.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
5.4.0	Added 'In reply to %s.' prefix to child comments in comments feed.
4.4.0	Added the ability for `$comment_ID` to also accept a WP_Comment object.
1.5.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

1

Contributed by MakeWebBetter — 3 years ago

Change comment texts of specific comments

/**
 * For comments with ID 723 or 15
 */
add_filter( 'get_comment_text', 'change_org_comment', 10, 2 );

function wpdocs_comment( $text_content, WP_Comment $com ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && in_array( $com->comment_ID, array( 723, 15 ) ) ) {
        $text_content = __( 'You\'ve Just Been Erased!' );
    }

    return $text_content;
}

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Contributed by Codex — 7 years ago
Basic Example
```
<?php $current_comment = get_comment_text(); ?>
```
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