WP_Tax_Query::__construct()publicWP 3.1.0

Constructor.

Method of the class: WP_Tax_Query{}

No Hooks.

Return

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

$WP_Tax_Query = new WP_Tax_Query();
$WP_Tax_Query->__construct( $tax_query );
$tax_query(array) (required)

Array of taxonomy query clauses.

  • relation(string)
    Optional. The MySQL keyword used to join the clauses of the query. Accepts 'AND', or 'OR'.
    Default: 'AND'

  • ...$0(array)
    An array of first-order clause parameters, or another fully-formed tax query.

    • taxonomy(string)
      Taxonomy being queried. Optional when field=term_taxonomy_id.

    • terms(string|int|array)
      Term or terms to filter by.

    • field(string)
      Field to match $terms against. Accepts 'term_id', 'slug', 'name', or 'term_taxonomy_id'.
      Default: 'term_id'

    • operator(string)
      MySQL operator to be used with $terms in the WHERE clause. Accepts 'AND', 'IN', 'NOT IN', 'EXISTS', 'NOT EXISTS'.
      Default: 'IN'

    • include_children(true|false)
      Optional. Whether to include child terms. Requires a $taxonomy.
      Default: true

Changelog

Since 3.1.0 Introduced.
Since 4.1.0 Added support for $operator 'NOT EXISTS' and 'EXISTS' values.

WP_Tax_Query::__construct() code WP 6.5.2

public function __construct( $tax_query ) {
	if ( isset( $tax_query['relation'] ) ) {
		$this->relation = $this->sanitize_relation( $tax_query['relation'] );
	} else {
		$this->relation = 'AND';
	}

	$this->queries = $this->sanitize_query( $tax_query );
}