Changeset 34224 for trunk/src/wp-includes/capabilities-functions.php

Timestamp:

09/16/2015 07:35:37 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

DrewAPicture

Message:

Docs: Add documentation for $object_id, the optional second parameter in current_user_can() and WP_User::has_cap(), and the optional third parameter in map_meta_cap().

This change introduces the vernacular of "meta" vs "primitive" capabilities to core docs, and providing examples for each inline and attempts to make it clear that $object_id is really only useful if the passed $capability is of the meta cap variety.

Props jliman for the initial patch.
Fixes #32694.

File:

• trunk/src/wp-includes/capabilities-functions.php (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/src/wp-includes/capabilities-functions.php

@@ -17 +17 @@
  * @since 2.0.0
  *
- * @param string $cap Capability name.
- * @param int $user_id User ID.
+ * @param string $cap       Capability name.
+ * @param int    $user_id   User ID.
+ * @param int    $object_id Optional. ID of the specific object to check against if `$cap` is a "meta" cap.
+ *                          "Meta" capabilities, e.g. 'edit_post', 'edit_user', etc., are capabilities used
+ *                          by map_meta_cap() to map to other "primitive" capabilities, e.g. 'edit_posts',
+ *                          'edit_others_posts', etc. The parameter is accessed via func_get_args().
  * @return array Actual capabilities for meta capability.
  */
@@ -391 +395 @@
 
 /**
- * Whether current user has capability or role.
+ * Whether the current user has a specific capability.
+ *
+ * While checking against particular roles in place of a capability is supported
+ * in part, this practice is discouraged as it may produce unreliable results.
  *
  * @since 2.0.0
  *
- * @param string $capability Capability or role name.
- * @return bool
+ * @see WP_User::has_cap()
+ * @see map_meta_cap()
+ *
+ * @param string $capability Capability name.
+ * @param int    $object_id  Optional. ID of the specific object to check against if `$capability` is a "meta" cap.
+ *                           "Meta" capabilities, e.g. 'edit_post', 'edit_user', etc., are capabilities used
+ *                           by map_meta_cap() to map to other "primitive" capabilities, e.g. 'edit_posts',
+ *                           'edit_others_posts', etc. Accessed via func_get_args() and passed to WP_User::has_cap(),
+ *                           then map_meta_cap().
+ * @return bool Whether the current user has the given capability. If `$capability` is a meta cap and `$object_id` is
+ *              passed, whether the current user has the given meta capability for the given object.
  */
 function current_user_can( $capability ) {