WP_User::_init_caps( string $cap_key = '' )

This method has been deprecated. Use WP_User::for_site() instead.

Set up capability object properties.

Description

Will set the value for the ‘cap_key’ property to current database table prefix, followed by ‘capabilities’. Will then check to see if the property matching the ‘cap_key’ exists and is an array. If so, it will be used.

Parameters

$cap_key

(string) (Optional) capability key

Default value: ''

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-user.php 

protected function _init_caps( $cap_key = '' ) {
		global $wpdb;

		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '4.9.0', 'WP_User::for_site()' );

		if ( empty( $cap_key ) ) {
			$this->cap_key = $wpdb->get_blog_prefix( $this->site_id ) . 'capabilities';
		} else {
			$this->cap_key = $cap_key;
		}

		$this->caps = $this->get_caps_data();

		$this->get_role_caps();
	}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/class-wp-user.php: WP_User::get_caps_data()

Gets the available user capabilities data.
wp-includes/class-wp-user.php: WP_User::get_role_caps()

Retrieves all of the capabilities of the user’s roles, and merges them with individual user capabilities.
wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()

Mark a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
wp-includes/wp-db.php: wpdb::get_blog_prefix()

Gets blog prefix.

Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/class-wp-user.php: WP_User::__call()

Makes private/protected methods readable for backward compatibility.

Changelog

Version Description
4.9.0 Use WP_User::for_site()
2.1.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_user/_init_caps