get_category
get_category ( $category, $output = OBJECT, $filter = 'raw' )
Parameters:- (int|object) category Category ID or category row object.
- (string) output Optional. The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N, which correspond to a WP_Term object, an associative array, or a numeric array, respectively. Default OBJECT.
- (string) filter Optional. How to sanitize category fields. Default 'raw'.
Returns:- (object|array|WP_Error|null) Category data in type defined by $output parameter. WP_Error if $category is empty, null if it does not exist.
Defined at: - Introduced in WordPress: 1.5.1
- Deprecated in WordPress: —
Description
Retrieves category data given a category ID or category object.If you pass the $category parameter an object, which is assumed to be the
category row object retrieved the database. It will cache the category data.
If you pass $category an integer of the category ID, then that category will
be retrieved from the database, if it isn't already cached, and pass it back.
If you look at get_term(), then both types will be passed through several
filters and finally sanitized based on the $filter parameter value.