get_taxonomy( string $taxonomy )

Retrieves the taxonomy object of $taxonomy.

Description

The get_taxonomy function will first check that the parameter string given is a taxonomy object and if it is, it will return it.

Parameters

$taxonomy: (Required) Name of taxonomy object to return.

Return

(WP_Taxonomy|false) The taxonomy object or false if $taxonomy doesn't exist.

Source

File: wp-includes/taxonomy.php

function get_taxonomy( $taxonomy ) {
	global $wp_taxonomies;

	if ( ! taxonomy_exists( $taxonomy ) )
		return false;

	return $wp_taxonomies[$taxonomy];
}

Expand Source Code View on GitHub

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
2.3.0	Introduced.