wp_attachment_is( string $type, int|WP_Post $post = null )

Verifies an attachment is of a given type.


Parameters

$type

(string) (Required) Attachment type. Accepts 'image', 'audio', or 'video'.

$post

(int|WP_Post) (Optional) Attachment ID or object. Default is global $post.

Default value: null


Return

(bool) True if one of the accepted types, false otherwise.


Source

File: wp-includes/post.php

function wp_attachment_is( $type, $post = null ) {
	if ( ! $post = get_post( $post ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! $file = get_attached_file( $post->ID ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( 0 === strpos( $post->post_mime_type, $type . '/' ) ) {
		return true;
	}

	$check = wp_check_filetype( $file );
	if ( empty( $check['ext'] ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	$ext = $check['ext'];

	if ( 'import' !== $post->post_mime_type ) {
		return $type === $ext;
	}

	switch ( $type ) {
	case 'image':
		$image_exts = array( 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'jpe', 'gif', 'png' );
		return in_array( $ext, $image_exts );

	case 'audio':
		return in_array( $ext, wp_get_audio_extensions() );

	case 'video':
		return in_array( $ext, wp_get_video_extensions() );

	default:
		return $type === $ext;
	}
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.2.0 Introduced.