xmlrpc_getpostcategory( string $content )

Retrieve the post category or categories from XMLRPC XML.

Description

If the category element is not found, then the default post category will be used. The return type then would be what $post_default_category. If the category is found, then it will always be an array.

Parameters

$content

(string) (Required) XMLRPC XML Request content

Return

(string|array) List of categories or category name.

Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php

function xmlrpc_getpostcategory( $content ) {
	global $post_default_category;
	if ( preg_match( '/<category>(.+?)<\/category>/is', $content, $matchcat ) ) {
		$post_category = trim( $matchcat[1], ',' );
		$post_category = explode( ',', $post_category );
	} else {
		$post_category = $post_default_category;
	}
	return $post_category;
}

Changelog

Version Description
0.71 Introduced.

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