acf_field_select::update_field │ public │ ACF 3.6

Filters the $field before it is saved to the database.

Method of the class: acf_field_select{}

No Hooks.

Returns

Array.

Usage

$acf_field_select = new acf_field_select();
$acf_field_select->update_field( $field );

$field(array) (required)

The field array holding all the field options.

Changelog

acf_field_select::update_field() acf field select::update field code ^{ACF 6.8.8}

public function update_field( $field ) {
	// Decode choices (convert to array).
	$field['choices']       = acf_decode_choices( $field['choices'] );
	$field['default_value'] = acf_decode_choices( $field['default_value'], true );

	// Convert back to string for single selects.
	if ( ! $field['multiple'] ) {
		$field['default_value'] = acf_unarray( $field['default_value'] );
	}

	return $field;
}