_get_cron_array() │ WP 2.1.0

Retrieves cron info array option.

Internal function — this function is designed to be used by the kernel itself. It is not recommended to use this function in your code.

No Hooks.

Returns

Array[]. Array of cron events.

Usage

_get_cron_array();

Changelog

Since 2.1.0 Introduced.
Since 6.1.0 Return type modified to consistently return an array.

_get_cron_array() code WP 7.0

wp-includes/cron.php 
function _get_cron_array() {
	$cron = get_option( 'cron' );
	if ( ! is_array( $cron ) ) {
		return array();
	}

	if ( ! isset( $cron['version'] ) ) {
		$cron = _upgrade_cron_array( $cron );
	}

	unset( $cron['version'] );

	return $cron;
}