acf_field_checkbox::update_value │ public │ ACF 3.6

Filters the $value before it is updated in the db.

Method of the class: acf_field_checkbox{}

No Hooks.

Returns

Mixed.

Usage

$acf_field_checkbox = new acf_field_checkbox();
$acf_field_checkbox->update_value( $value, $post_id, $field );

$value(mixed) (required)

The value which will be saved in the database.

$post_id(int|string) (required)

The post_id of which the value will be saved.

$field(array) (required)

The field array holding all the field options.

Changelog

acf_field_checkbox::update_value() acf field checkbox::update value code ^{ACF 6.8.8}

function update_value( $value, $post_id, $field ) {
	// bail early if is empty
	if ( empty( $value ) ) {
		return $value;
	}

	// select -> update_value()
	$value = acf_get_field_type( 'select' )->update_value( $value, $post_id, $field );

	// save_custom
	if ( $field['save_custom'] ) {

		// get raw $field (may have been changed via repeater field)
		// if field is local, it won't have an ID
		$selector = $field['ID'] ? $field['ID'] : $field['key'];
		$field    = acf_get_field( $selector );
		if ( ! $field ) {
			return false;
		}

		// bail early if no ID (JSON only)
		if ( ! $field['ID'] ) {
			return $value;
		}

		acf_get_field_type( 'select' )->append_user_choices_to_field( $value, $post_id, $field );
	}

	// return
	return $value;
}