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get_post_type_object() WP 1.0

Retrieves a post type object by name.

Global. Array. $wp_post_types List of post types.
See: register_post_type()
Since 4.6.0 Object returned is now an instance of WP_Post_Type.

Is the basis for: post_type_exists(), get_post_type_archive_link(), get_the_post_type_description()

✈ 1 time = 0.000068s = very fast | 50000 times = 2.36s = fast | PHP 7.0.5, WP 4.5.2

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.

Code of get post type object: `wp-includes/post.php` ^{WP 5.2.2}

<?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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