acf_field_checkbox::format_valuepublicACF 3.6

This filter is appied to the $value after it is loaded from the db and before it is returned to the template

Method of the class: acf_field_checkbox{}

No Hooks.

Returns

$value. (mixed) the modified value

Usage

$acf_field_checkbox = new acf_field_checkbox();
$acf_field_checkbox->format_value( $value, $post_id, $field );
$value(required)
.
$post_id(required)
.
$field(required)
.

Changelog

Since 3.6 Introduced.

acf_field_checkbox::format_value() code ACF 6.0.4

function format_value( $value, $post_id, $field ) {

	// Bail early if is empty.
	if ( acf_is_empty( $value ) ) {
		return array();
	}

	// Always convert to array of items.
	$value = acf_array( $value );

	// Return.
	return acf_get_field_type( 'select' )->format_value( $value, $post_id, $field );
}