WP_Post_Type::get_rest_controller() public WP 5.3.0

Gets the REST API controller for this post type.

Will only instantiate the controller class once per request.

{} It's a method of the class: WP_Post_Type{}

No Hooks.

Return

WP_REST_Controller|null. The controller instance, or null if the post type is set not to show in rest.

Usage

$WP_Post_Type = new WP_Post_Type();
$WP_Post_Type->get_rest_controller();

Changelog

Code of WP_Post_Type::get_rest_controller() WP Post Type::get rest controller ^{WP 5.7}

<?php
public function get_rest_controller() {
	if ( ! $this->show_in_rest ) {
		return null;
	}

	$class = $this->rest_controller_class ? $this->rest_controller_class : WP_REST_Posts_Controller::class;

	if ( ! class_exists( $class ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	if ( ! is_subclass_of( $class, WP_REST_Controller::class ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	if ( ! $this->rest_controller ) {
		$this->rest_controller = new $class( $this->name );
	}

	if ( ! ( $this->rest_controller instanceof $class ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	return $this->rest_controller;
}