WC() │ WC 2.1

Returns the main instance of the WooCommerce class. The function is created to prevent the need to access global variables. The WooCommerce class is created based on the Singleton design pattern.

No Hooks.

Returns

WooCommerce. Returns an instance of the WooCommerce class.

Usage

WC();

Examples

#1 Explanation of how the function works

The initial object is formed by calling the function in the main plugin file woocommerce.php:

function WC() {
	return WooCommerce::instance();
}

$GLOBALS['woocommerce'] = WC();

For backward compatibility, the class object is placed in the $GLOBALS superglobal array, meaning the two WooCommerce version retrieval constructs are identical:

// Recommended method
$version = WC()->version

// The old way
$version = $GLOBALS['woocommerce']->version;

#2 Demo

The WC() function is a wrapper for the WooCommerce class, so see there for examples of use.

Changelog

Since 2.1

Introduced.

`WC() WC` code ^{WC 10.7.0}

woocommerce/woocommerce.php

function WC() { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
	return WooCommerce::instance();
}