get_field() │ ACF 3.6

This function will return a custom field value for a specific field name/key + post_id. There is a 3rd parameter to turn on/off formating. This means that an image field will not use its 'return option' to format the value but return only what was saved in the database

No Hooks.

Returns

(Mixed).

Usage

get_field( $selector, $post_id, $format_value );

$selector(required)

.

$post_id

.
Default: false

$format_value

.
Default: true

Changelog

get_field() get field code ^{ACF 6.0.4}

function get_field( $selector, $post_id = false, $format_value = true ) {

	// filter post_id
	$post_id = acf_get_valid_post_id( $post_id );

	// get field
	$field = acf_maybe_get_field( $selector, $post_id );

	// create dummy field
	if ( ! $field ) {

		$field = acf_get_valid_field(
			array(
				'name' => $selector,
				'key'  => '',
				'type' => '',
			)
		);

		// prevent formatting
		$format_value = false;

	}

	// get value for field
	$value = acf_get_value( $post_id, $field );

	// format value
	if ( $format_value ) {

		// get value for field
		$value = acf_format_value( $value, $post_id, $field );

	}

	// return
	return $value;

}