This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

_load_image_to_edit_path( string $attachment_id, string $size = 'full' )

Retrieve the path or url of an attachment’s attached file.


Description

If the attached file is not present on the local filesystem (usually due to replication plugins), then the url of the file is returned if url fopen is supported.


Parameters

$attachment_id

(Required) Attachment ID.

$size

(Optional) Image size, defaults to 'full'.

Default value: 'full'


Return

(string|false) File path or url on success, false on failure.


Source

File: wp-admin/includes/image.php

function _load_image_to_edit_path( $attachment_id, $size = 'full' ) {
	$filepath = get_attached_file( $attachment_id );

	if ( $filepath && file_exists( $filepath ) ) {
		if ( 'full' != $size && ( $data = image_get_intermediate_size( $attachment_id, $size ) ) ) {
			/**
			 * Filters the path to the current image.
			 *
			 * The filter is evaluated for all image sizes except 'full'.
			 *
			 * @since WP-3.1.0
			 *
			 * @param string $path          Path to the current image.
			 * @param string $attachment_id Attachment ID.
			 * @param string $size          Size of the image.
			 */
			$filepath = apply_filters( 'load_image_to_edit_filesystempath', path_join( dirname( $filepath ), $data['file'] ), $attachment_id, $size );
		}
	} elseif ( function_exists( 'fopen' ) && true == ini_get( 'allow_url_fopen' ) ) {
		/**
		 * Filters the image URL if not in the local filesystem.
		 *
		 * The filter is only evaluated if fopen is enabled on the server.
		 *
		 * @since WP-3.1.0
		 *
		 * @param string $image_url     Current image URL.
		 * @param string $attachment_id Attachment ID.
		 * @param string $size          Size of the image.
		 */
		$filepath = apply_filters( 'load_image_to_edit_attachmenturl', wp_get_attachment_url( $attachment_id ), $attachment_id, $size );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the returned path or URL of the current image.
	 *
	 * @since WP-2.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string|bool $filepath      File path or URL to current image, or false.
	 * @param string      $attachment_id Attachment ID.
	 * @param string      $size          Size of the image.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'load_image_to_edit_path', $filepath, $attachment_id, $size );
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.4.0 Introduced.