WP_Roles::get_role( string $role )

Retrieve role object by name.

Parameters

$role

(Required) Role name.

Return

(WP_Role|null) WP_Role object if found, null if the role does not exist.

Source

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

	public function get_role( $role ) {
		if ( isset( $this->role_objects[$role] ) )
			return $this->role_objects[$role];
		else
			return null;
	}

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Related

Used By

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

Retrieve all of the role capabilities and merge with individual capabilities.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: get_role()

Retrieve role object.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.0.0 Introduced.