rest_parse_hex_color() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

rest_parse_hex_color( string $color ): string|false

Parses a 3 or 6 digit hex color (with #).

Parameters

$colorstringrequired: 3 or 6 digit hex color (with #).

Return

string|false Color value on success, false on failure.

Source

function rest_parse_hex_color( $color ) {
	$regex = '|^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{3}){1,2}$|';
	if ( ! preg_match( $regex, $color, $matches ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return $color;
}

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Used by	Description
rest_validate_value_from_schema()`wp-includes/rest-api.php`	Validate a value based on a schema.

Changelog

Version	Description
5.4.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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Joy 4 years ago

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I wonder why this function was added, when an older function does the same thing.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/sanitize_hex_color/

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