get_attached_media() │ WP 3.6.0

Retrieves media attached to the passed post.

Uses: get_children()
Hooks from the function

Return

WP_Post[]. Array of media attached to the given post.

Usage

get_attached_media( $type, $post );
$type(string) (required)
Mime type.
$post(int|WP_Post)
Post ID or WP_Post object.
Default: global $post

Changelog

Since 3.6.0 Introduced.

Code of get_attached_media() WP 5.9.3

wp-includes/media.php 
function get_attached_media( $type, $post = 0 ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return array();
	}

	$args = array(
		'post_parent'    => $post->ID,
		'post_type'      => 'attachment',
		'post_mime_type' => $type,
		'posts_per_page' => -1,
		'orderby'        => 'menu_order',
		'order'          => 'ASC',
	);

	/**
	 * Filters arguments used to retrieve media attached to the given post.
	 *
	 * @since 3.6.0
	 *
	 * @param array   $args Post query arguments.
	 * @param string  $type Mime type of the desired media.
	 * @param WP_Post $post Post object.
	 */
	$args = apply_filters( 'get_attached_media_args', $args, $type, $post );

	$children = get_children( $args );

	/**
	 * Filters the list of media attached to the given post.
	 *
	 * @since 3.6.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Post[] $children Array of media attached to the given post.
	 * @param string    $type     Mime type of the media desired.
	 * @param WP_Post   $post     Post object.
	 */
	return (array) apply_filters( 'get_attached_media', $children, $type, $post );
}

Attachments (Media files)