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.

_wp_menu_item_classes_by_context( array $menu_items )

Add the class property classes for the current context, if applicable.


Parameters

$menu_items

(Required) The current menu item objects to which to add the class property information.


Source

File: wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php

function _wp_menu_item_classes_by_context( &$menu_items ) {
	global $wp_query, $wp_rewrite;

	$queried_object = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
	$queried_object_id = (int) $wp_query->queried_object_id;

	$active_object = '';
	$active_ancestor_item_ids = array();
	$active_parent_item_ids = array();
	$active_parent_object_ids = array();
	$possible_taxonomy_ancestors = array();
	$possible_object_parents = array();
	$home_page_id = (int) get_option( 'page_for_posts' );

	if ( $wp_query->is_singular && ! empty( $queried_object->post_type ) && ! is_post_type_hierarchical( $queried_object->post_type ) ) {
		foreach ( (array) get_object_taxonomies( $queried_object->post_type ) as $taxonomy ) {
			if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $taxonomy ) ) {
				$term_hierarchy = _get_term_hierarchy( $taxonomy );
				$terms = wp_get_object_terms( $queried_object_id, $taxonomy, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
				if ( is_array( $terms ) ) {
					$possible_object_parents = array_merge( $possible_object_parents, $terms );
					$term_to_ancestor = array();
					foreach ( (array) $term_hierarchy as $anc => $descs ) {
						foreach ( (array) $descs as $desc )
							$term_to_ancestor[ $desc ] = $anc;
					}

					foreach ( $terms as $desc ) {
						do {
							$possible_taxonomy_ancestors[ $taxonomy ][] = $desc;
							if ( isset( $term_to_ancestor[ $desc ] ) ) {
								$_desc = $term_to_ancestor[ $desc ];
								unset( $term_to_ancestor[ $desc ] );
								$desc = $_desc;
							} else {
								$desc = 0;
							}
						} while ( ! empty( $desc ) );
					}
				}
			}
		}
	} elseif ( ! empty( $queried_object->taxonomy ) && is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $queried_object->taxonomy ) ) {
		$term_hierarchy = _get_term_hierarchy( $queried_object->taxonomy );
		$term_to_ancestor = array();
		foreach ( (array) $term_hierarchy as $anc => $descs ) {
			foreach ( (array) $descs as $desc )
				$term_to_ancestor[ $desc ] = $anc;
		}
		$desc = $queried_object->term_id;
		do {
			$possible_taxonomy_ancestors[ $queried_object->taxonomy ][] = $desc;
			if ( isset( $term_to_ancestor[ $desc ] ) ) {
				$_desc = $term_to_ancestor[ $desc ];
				unset( $term_to_ancestor[ $desc ] );
				$desc = $_desc;
			} else {
				$desc = 0;
			}
		} while ( ! empty( $desc ) );
	}

	$possible_object_parents = array_filter( $possible_object_parents );

	$front_page_url = home_url();
	$front_page_id  = (int) get_option( 'page_on_front' );

	foreach ( (array) $menu_items as $key => $menu_item ) {

		$menu_items[$key]->current = false;

		$classes = (array) $menu_item->classes;
		$classes[] = 'menu-item';
		$classes[] = 'menu-item-type-' . $menu_item->type;
		$classes[] = 'menu-item-object-' . $menu_item->object;

		// This menu item is set as the 'Front Page'.
		if ( 'post_type' === $menu_item->type && $front_page_id === (int) $menu_item->object_id ) {
			$classes[] = 'menu-item-home';
		}

		// if the menu item corresponds to a taxonomy term for the currently-queried non-hierarchical post object
		if ( $wp_query->is_singular && 'taxonomy' == $menu_item->type && in_array( $menu_item->object_id, $possible_object_parents ) ) {
			$active_parent_object_ids[] = (int) $menu_item->object_id;
			$active_parent_item_ids[] = (int) $menu_item->db_id;
			$active_object = $queried_object->post_type;

		// if the menu item corresponds to the currently-queried post or taxonomy object
		} elseif (
			$menu_item->object_id == $queried_object_id &&
			(
				( ! empty( $home_page_id ) && 'post_type' == $menu_item->type && $wp_query->is_home && $home_page_id == $menu_item->object_id ) ||
				( 'post_type' == $menu_item->type && $wp_query->is_singular ) ||
				( 'taxonomy' == $menu_item->type && ( $wp_query->is_category || $wp_query->is_tag || $wp_query->is_tax ) && $queried_object->taxonomy == $menu_item->object )
			)
		) {
			$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
			$menu_items[$key]->current = true;
			$_anc_id = (int) $menu_item->db_id;

			while(
				( $_anc_id = get_post_meta( $_anc_id, '_menu_item_menu_item_parent', true ) ) &&
				! in_array( $_anc_id, $active_ancestor_item_ids )
			) {
				$active_ancestor_item_ids[] = $_anc_id;
			}

			if ( 'post_type' == $menu_item->type && 'page' == $menu_item->object ) {
				// Back compat classes for pages to match wp_page_menu()
				$classes[] = 'page_item';
				$classes[] = 'page-item-' . $menu_item->object_id;
				$classes[] = 'current_page_item';
			}

			$active_parent_item_ids[] = (int) $menu_item->menu_item_parent;
			$active_parent_object_ids[] = (int) $menu_item->post_parent;
			$active_object = $menu_item->object;

		// if the menu item corresponds to the currently-queried post type archive
		} elseif (
			'post_type_archive' == $menu_item->type &&
			is_post_type_archive( array( $menu_item->object ) )
		) {
			$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
			$menu_items[$key]->current = true;
			$_anc_id = (int) $menu_item->db_id;

			while(
				( $_anc_id = get_post_meta( $_anc_id, '_menu_item_menu_item_parent', true ) ) &&
				! in_array( $_anc_id, $active_ancestor_item_ids )
			) {
				$active_ancestor_item_ids[] = $_anc_id;
			}

			$active_parent_item_ids[] = (int) $menu_item->menu_item_parent;

		// if the menu item corresponds to the currently-requested URL
		} elseif ( 'custom' == $menu_item->object && isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ) ) {
			$_root_relative_current = untrailingslashit( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );

			//if it is the customize page then it will strips the query var off the url before entering the comparison block.
			if ( is_customize_preview() ) {
				$_root_relative_current = strtok( untrailingslashit( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ), '?' );
			}
			$current_url = set_url_scheme( 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_root_relative_current );
			$raw_item_url = strpos( $menu_item->url, '#' ) ? substr( $menu_item->url, 0, strpos( $menu_item->url, '#' ) ) : $menu_item->url;
			$item_url = set_url_scheme( untrailingslashit( $raw_item_url ) );
			$_indexless_current = untrailingslashit( preg_replace( '/' . preg_quote( $wp_rewrite->index, '/' ) . '$/', '', $current_url ) );

			if ( $raw_item_url && in_array( $item_url, array( $current_url, $_indexless_current, $_root_relative_current ) ) ) {
				$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
				$menu_items[$key]->current = true;
				$_anc_id = (int) $menu_item->db_id;

				while(
					( $_anc_id = get_post_meta( $_anc_id, '_menu_item_menu_item_parent', true ) ) &&
					! in_array( $_anc_id, $active_ancestor_item_ids )
				) {
					$active_ancestor_item_ids[] = $_anc_id;
				}

				if ( in_array( home_url(), array( untrailingslashit( $current_url ), untrailingslashit( $_indexless_current ) ) ) ) {
					// Back compat for home link to match wp_page_menu()
					$classes[] = 'current_page_item';
				}
				$active_parent_item_ids[] = (int) $menu_item->menu_item_parent;
				$active_parent_object_ids[] = (int) $menu_item->post_parent;
				$active_object = $menu_item->object;

			// give front page item current-menu-item class when extra query arguments involved
			} elseif ( $item_url == $front_page_url && is_front_page() ) {
				$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
			}

			if ( untrailingslashit($item_url) == home_url() )
				$classes[] = 'menu-item-home';
		}

		// back-compat with wp_page_menu: add "current_page_parent" to static home page link for any non-page query
		if ( ! empty( $home_page_id ) && 'post_type' == $menu_item->type && empty( $wp_query->is_page ) && $home_page_id == $menu_item->object_id )
			$classes[] = 'current_page_parent';

		$menu_items[$key]->classes = array_unique( $classes );
	}
	$active_ancestor_item_ids = array_filter( array_unique( $active_ancestor_item_ids ) );
	$active_parent_item_ids = array_filter( array_unique( $active_parent_item_ids ) );
	$active_parent_object_ids = array_filter( array_unique( $active_parent_object_ids ) );

	// set parent's class
	foreach ( (array) $menu_items as $key => $parent_item ) {
		$classes = (array) $parent_item->classes;
		$menu_items[$key]->current_item_ancestor = false;
		$menu_items[$key]->current_item_parent = false;

		if (
			isset( $parent_item->type ) &&
			(
				// ancestral post object
				(
					'post_type' == $parent_item->type &&
					! empty( $queried_object->post_type ) &&
					is_post_type_hierarchical( $queried_object->post_type ) &&
					in_array( $parent_item->object_id, $queried_object->ancestors ) &&
					$parent_item->object != $queried_object->ID
				) ||

				// ancestral term
				(
					'taxonomy' == $parent_item->type &&
					isset( $possible_taxonomy_ancestors[ $parent_item->object ] ) &&
					in_array( $parent_item->object_id, $possible_taxonomy_ancestors[ $parent_item->object ] ) &&
					(
						! isset( $queried_object->term_id ) ||
						$parent_item->object_id != $queried_object->term_id
					)
				)
			)
		) {
			$classes[] = empty( $queried_object->taxonomy ) ? 'current-' . $queried_object->post_type . '-ancestor' : 'current-' . $queried_object->taxonomy . '-ancestor';
		}

		if ( in_array(  intval( $parent_item->db_id ), $active_ancestor_item_ids ) ) {
			$classes[] = 'current-menu-ancestor';
			$menu_items[$key]->current_item_ancestor = true;
		}
		if ( in_array( $parent_item->db_id, $active_parent_item_ids ) ) {
			$classes[] = 'current-menu-parent';
			$menu_items[$key]->current_item_parent = true;
		}
		if ( in_array( $parent_item->object_id, $active_parent_object_ids ) )
			$classes[] = 'current-' . $active_object . '-parent';

		if ( 'post_type' == $parent_item->type && 'page' == $parent_item->object ) {
			// Back compat classes for pages to match wp_page_menu()
			if ( in_array('current-menu-parent', $classes) )
				$classes[] = 'current_page_parent';
			if ( in_array('current-menu-ancestor', $classes) )
				$classes[] = 'current_page_ancestor';
		}

		$menu_items[$key]->classes = array_unique( $classes );
	}
}


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