_deprecated_file( string $file, string $version, string $replacement = '', string $message = '' )
Mark a file as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
Description
There is a hook ‘deprecated_file_included’ that will be called that can be used to get the backtrace up to what file and function included the deprecated file.
The current behavior is to trigger a user error if WP_DEBUG
is true.
This function is to be used in every file that is deprecated.
Parameters
- $file
-
(string) (Required) The file that was included.
- $version
-
(string) (Required) The version of WordPress that deprecated the file.
- $replacement
-
(string) (Optional) The file that should have been included based on ABSPATH.
Default value: ''
- $message
-
(string) (Optional) A message regarding the change.
Default value: ''
Source
File: wp-includes/functions.php
function _deprecated_file( $file, $version, $replacement = '', $message = '' ) { /** * Fires when a deprecated file is called. * * @since 2.5.0 * * @param string $file The file that was called. * @param string $replacement The file that should have been included based on ABSPATH. * @param string $version The version of WordPress that deprecated the file. * @param string $message A message regarding the change. */ do_action( 'deprecated_file_included', $file, $replacement, $version, $message ); /** * Filters whether to trigger an error for deprecated files. * * @since 2.5.0 * * @param bool $trigger Whether to trigger the error for deprecated files. Default true. */ if ( WP_DEBUG && apply_filters( 'deprecated_file_trigger_error', true ) ) { $message = empty( $message ) ? '' : ' ' . $message; if ( function_exists( '__' ) ) { if ( $replacement ) { trigger_error( sprintf( /* translators: 1: PHP file name, 2: Version number, 3: Alternative file name. */ __( '%1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.' ), $file, $version, $replacement ) . $message, E_USER_DEPRECATED ); } else { trigger_error( sprintf( /* translators: 1: PHP file name, 2: Version number. */ __( '%1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s with no alternative available.' ), $file, $version ) . $message, E_USER_DEPRECATED ); } } else { if ( $replacement ) { trigger_error( sprintf( '%1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.', $file, $version, $replacement ) . $message, E_USER_DEPRECATED ); } else { trigger_error( sprintf( '%1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s with no alternative available.', $file, $version ) . $message, E_USER_DEPRECATED ); } } } }
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.4.0 | The error type is now classified as E_USER_DEPRECATED (used to default to E_USER_NOTICE). |
2.5.0 | Introduced. |
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