Ticket #16617: get_role_diff.patch

wp-includes/capabilities.php

@@ -204 +204 @@
          *
          * @since 2.0.0
          * @access public
+         * @static
          *
          * @param string $role Role name.
          * @return object|null Null, if role does not exist. WP_Role object, if found.
          */
         function &get_role( $role ) {
-                if ( isset( $this->role_objects[$role] ) )
-                        return $this->role_objects[$role];
+                global $wp_roles;
+
+                if ( ! isset( $wp_roles ) )
+                        $wp_roles = new WP_Roles();
+
+                if ( isset( $wp_roles->role_objects[$role] ) )
+                        return $wp_roles->role_objects[$role];
                 else
                         return null;
         }
@@ -1114 +1120 @@
  *
  * @see WP_Roles::get_role() Uses method to retrieve role object.
  * @since 2.0.0
+ * @depricated
  *
  * @param string $role Role name.
  * @return object
  */
 function get_role( $role ) {
-        global $wp_roles;
-
-        if ( ! isset( $wp_roles ) )
-                $wp_roles = new WP_Roles();
-
-        return $wp_roles->get_role( $role );
+        return WP_Roles::get_role( $role );
 }
 
 /**