wp_reset_vars( array $vars )

Resets global variables based on $_GET and $_POST

Description

This function resets global variables based on the names passed in the $vars array to the value of $_POST[$var] or $_GET[$var] or ” if neither is defined.

Parameters

$vars

(array) (Required) An array of globals to reset.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/misc.php

function wp_reset_vars( $vars ) {
	foreach ( $vars as $var ) {
		if ( empty( $_POST[ $var ] ) ) {
			if ( empty( $_GET[ $var ] ) ) {
				$GLOBALS[ $var ] = '';
			} else {
				$GLOBALS[ $var ] = $_GET[ $var ];
			}
		} else {
			$GLOBALS[ $var ] = $_POST[ $var ];
		}
	}
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_reset_vars