ACF\Pro\Datastore

Localization::serialize_flexible_content_value │ public │ ACF 6.8.1

Serializes a flexible content field value.

acf_get_value() returns the loaded value from the flex content's load_value() method -- an array of layout row objects, each containing an 'acf_fc_layout' key and sub-field values keyed by field key.

Method of the class: Localization{}

No Hooks.

Returns

Array. Array of layout objects.

Usage

$Localization = new Localization();
$Localization->serialize_flexible_content_value( $field, $value, $post_id );

$field(array) (required)

The flexible content field array.

$value(mixed) (required)

The loaded value (array of layout rows from load_value).

$post_id(int) (required)

The post ID.

Changelog

Localization::serialize_flexible_content_value() Localization::serialize flexible content value code ^{ACF 6.8.8}

public function serialize_flexible_content_value( $field, $value, $post_id ) {
	if ( ! is_array( $value ) || empty( $field['layouts'] ) ) {
		return array();
	}

	// Build a lookup of layouts by name for sub-field definitions.
	$layouts_by_name = array();
	foreach ( $field['layouts'] as $layout ) {
		$layouts_by_name[ $layout['name'] ] = $layout;
	}

	$result = array();

	foreach ( $value as $row ) {
		if ( ! is_array( $row ) || empty( $row['acf_fc_layout'] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$layout_name = $row['acf_fc_layout'];

		if ( ! isset( $layouts_by_name[ $layout_name ] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$layout     = $layouts_by_name[ $layout_name ];
		$layout_row = array( 'acf_fc_layout' => $layout_name );

		if ( ! empty( $layout['sub_fields'] ) ) {
			foreach ( $layout['sub_fields'] as $sub_field ) {
				$sub_value                       = isset( $row[ $sub_field['key'] ] ) ? $row[ $sub_field['key'] ] : null;
				$layout_row[ $sub_field['key'] ] = $this->serialize_field_value( $sub_field, $sub_value, $post_id );
			}
		}

		$result[] = $layout_row;
	}

	return $result;
}