WP_Roles::get_roles_data │ protected │ WP 4.9.0

Gets the available roles data.

Method of the class: WP_Roles{}

No Hooks.

Returns

array. Roles array.

Usage

// protected - for code of main (parent) or child class
$result = $this->get_roles_data();

Notes

Global. Array. $wp_user_roles Used to set the 'roles' property value.

Changelog

Since 4.9.0 Introduced.

WP_Roles::get_roles_data() code WP 7.1

wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php 
protected function get_roles_data() {
	global $wp_user_roles;

	if ( ! empty( $wp_user_roles ) ) {
		return $wp_user_roles;
	}

	if ( is_multisite() && get_current_blog_id() !== $this->site_id ) {
		remove_action( 'switch_blog', 'wp_switch_roles_and_user', 1 );

		$roles = get_blog_option( $this->site_id, $this->role_key, array() );

		add_action( 'switch_blog', 'wp_switch_roles_and_user', 1, 2 );

		return $roles;
	}

	return get_option( $this->role_key, array() );
}