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separate_comments › WordPress Function

Since2.7.0
Deprecatedn/a
› separate_comments ( $comments )
Parameters:
  • (WP_Comment[]) $comments Array of comments
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (WP_Comment[]) Array of comments keyed by comment_type.
Defined at:
Codex:

Separates an array of comments into an array keyed by comment_type.



Related Functions: get_comments, have_comments, wp_update_comment, the_comment, wp_insert_comment

Source 

function separate_comments( &$comments ) {
	$comments_by_type = array(
		'comment'   => array(),
		'trackback' => array(),
		'pingback'  => array(),
		'pings'     => array(),
	);

	$count = count( $comments );

	for ( $i = 0; $i < $count; $i++ ) {
		$type = $comments[ $i ]->comment_type;

		if ( empty( $type ) ) {
			$type = 'comment';
		}

		$comments_by_type[ $type ][] = &$comments[ $i ];

		if ( 'trackback' === $type || 'pingback' === $type ) {
			$comments_by_type['pings'][] = &$comments[ $i ];
		}
	}

	return $comments_by_type;
}