WP_Roles::remove_cap │ public │ WP 2.0.0

Removes a capability from role.

Method of the class: WP_Roles{}

No Hooks.

Returns

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

global $wp_roles;
$wp_roles->remove_cap( $role, $cap );
$role(string) (required)
Role name.
$cap(string) (required)
Capability name.

Changelog

Since 2.0.0 Introduced.

WP_Roles::remove_cap() code WP 7.0

wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php 
public function remove_cap( $role, $cap ) {
	if ( ! isset( $this->roles[ $role ] ) ) {
		return;
	}

	unset( $this->roles[ $role ]['capabilities'][ $cap ] );
	if ( $this->use_db ) {
		update_option( $this->role_key, $this->roles );
	}
}