wp_reset_vars()WP 2.0.0

Resets global variables based on $_GET and $_POST

This function resets global variables based on the names passed in the $vars array to the value of $_POST[$var] or $_GET[$var] or '' if neither is defined.

No Hooks.

Return

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

wp_reset_vars( $vars );
$vars(array) (required)
An array of globals to reset.

Examples

0

#1 Demonstration

Suppose we do not know beforehand where in $_GET or $_POST the variable foo with value bar is passed to the request. We need to set this variable to global if such a variable is passed in the query:

wp_reset_vars( array('foo') );

/*
As a result:

If a variable was passed to $_POST['foo'] then global $foo will be equal to 'bar'

If a variable was passed to $_GET['foo'] then global $foo will be equal to 'bar'

If no variables were passed, global $foo will be equal to ''
*/

In the same way, you can specify several variables at once:

wp_reset_vars( array('foo', 'foo2') );

Changelog

Since 2.0.0 Introduced.

wp_reset_vars() code WP 6.4.3

function wp_reset_vars( $vars ) {
	foreach ( $vars as $var ) {
		if ( empty( $_POST[ $var ] ) ) {
			if ( empty( $_GET[ $var ] ) ) {
				$GLOBALS[ $var ] = '';
			} else {
				$GLOBALS[ $var ] = $_GET[ $var ];
			}
		} else {
			$GLOBALS[ $var ] = $_POST[ $var ];
		}
	}
}