WP_REST_Post_Meta_Fields{} │ WP 4.7.0

Core class used to manage meta values for posts via the REST API.

No Hooks.

Usage

$WP_REST_Post_Meta_Fields = new WP_REST_Post_Meta_Fields();
// use class methods

Methods

1. public __construct( $post_type )
2. protected get_meta_subtype()
3. protected get_meta_type()
4. public get_rest_field_type()

Notes

• See: WP_REST_Meta_Fields

Changelog

WP_REST_Post_Meta_Fields{} WP REST Post Meta Fields{} code ^{WP 6.1.1}

class WP_REST_Post_Meta_Fields extends WP_REST_Meta_Fields {

	/**
	 * Post type to register fields for.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 * @var string
	 */
	protected $post_type;

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $post_type Post type to register fields for.
	 */
	public function __construct( $post_type ) {
		$this->post_type = $post_type;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the post meta type.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @return string The meta type.
	 */
	protected function get_meta_type() {
		return 'post';
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the post meta subtype.
	 *
	 * @since 4.9.8
	 *
	 * @return string Subtype for the meta type, or empty string if no specific subtype.
	 */
	protected function get_meta_subtype() {
		return $this->post_type;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the type for register_rest_field().
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @see register_rest_field()
	 *
	 * @return string The REST field type.
	 */
	public function get_rest_field_type() {
		return $this->post_type;
	}
}