Function Reference/get comment
Description
Takes a comment ID and returns the database record for that post. You can specify, by means of the $output parameter, how you would like the results returned.
Usage
<?php get_comment($id, $output); ?>
Example
To get the author's name of a comment with ID 7:
<?php
$my_id = 7;
$comment_id_7 = get_comment($my_id);
$name = $comment_id_7->comment_author;
?>
Alternatively, specify the $output parameter:
<?php
$my_id = 7;
$comment_id_7 = get_comment($my_id, ARRAY_A);
$name = $comment_id_7['comment_author'];
?>
<?php
## Correct: pass a dummy variable as post_id
$the_comment = & get_comment( $dummy_id = 7 );
## Incorrect: literal integer as post_id
$the_comment = & get_comment( 7 );
// Fatal error: 'Only variables can be passed for reference' or 'Cannot pass parameter 1 by reference'
?>
Parameters
- $comment
- (integer) (required) The ID of the comment you'd like to fetch. You must pass a variable containing an integer (e.g. $id). A literal integer (e.g. 7) will cause a fatal error (Only variables can be passed for reference or Cannot pass parameter 1 by reference).
- Default: None
- $output
- (string) (optional) How you'd like the result. OBJECT = as an object, ARRAY_A = as an associative array of field names to values, and ARRAY_N = a scalar array of field values.
- Default: OBJECT
Return
The fields returned are:
- comment_ID
- (integer) The comment ID
- comment_post_ID
- (integer) The post ID of the associated post
- comment_author
- (string) The comment author's name
- comment_author_email
- (string) The comment author's email
- comment_author_url
- (string) The comment author's webpage
- comment_author_IP
- (string) The comment author's IP
- comment_date
- (string) The datetime of the comment (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
- comment_date_gmt
- (string) The GMT datetime of the comment (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
- comment_content
- (string) The comment's contents
- comment_karma
- (integer) The comment's karma
- comment_approved
- (string) The comment approbation (0, 1 or 'spam')
- comment_agent
- (string) The comment's agent (browser, Operating System, etc.)
- comment_type
- (string) The comment's type if meaningfull (pingback|trackback), and empty for normal comments
- comment_parent
- (string) The parent comment's ID
- user_id
- (integer) The comment author's ID if he is registered (0 otherwise)
References