get_post_type_object() WP 1.0

Retrieves a post type object by name.

No Hooks.

Return

WP_Post_Type/null. WP_Post_Type object if it exists, null otherwise.

Usage

get_post_type_object( $post_type );

$post_type(string) (required)

The name of a registered post type.

Notes

• Global. Array. $wp_post_types List of post types.
• See: register_post_type()

Changelog

Code of get post type object: wp-includes/post.php ^{WP 5.4.2}

<?php
function get_post_type_object( $post_type ) {
	global $wp_post_types;

	if ( ! is_scalar( $post_type ) || empty( $wp_post_types[ $post_type ] ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	return $wp_post_types[ $post_type ];
}

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