[wp-hackers] get_users() fields array parameter

[Chip Bennett]

Thanks, Matt. So it'll be a Codex update, then.

And #facepalm to me, for not looking in source before asking. :)

Chip


On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Matt Martz <matt at sivel.net> wrote:

> Looking at the code for WP_User_Query::prepare_query()
>
> The 'fields' arg needs to be an array, to achieve what you want.
>
> get_users( array( 'fields' => array( 'user_email' ) ) )
>
> If it is not an array, and not the string 'all', then it queries for ID.
>
> http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.5/wp-includes/user.php#L396
>
> --
> Matt Martz
> matt at sivel.net
>
>
> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Chip Bennett wrote:
>
> > I recently tried passing 'fields' => 'user_email' in the arguments array
> > for get_users(). Instead of returning user email addresses as expected,
> the
> > call returned user IDs.
> >
> > var_dump( get_users( array( 'fields' => 'user_email' ) ) );
> >
> > outputs:
> >
> > array(3) { [0]=> string(2) "10" [1]=> string(1) "9" [2]=> string(1) "1" }
> >
> > According to the Codex, this should be an array of user
> > emails<
> http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_users#Example_for_Array_of_Values_when_single_Field_specified
> >
> > .
> >
> > Is this a bug? Can anyone reproduce? (I found nothing related in Trac.)
> Or
> > am I doing something wrong?
> >
> > Note, if I make 'fields' an array, I get an array of objects that *do*
> > consist of user_email values:
> >
> > var_dump( get_users( array( 'fields' => array( 'user_email' ) ) ) );
> >
> > outputs:
> >
> > array(3) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#620 (1) { ["user_email"]=> string(22) "
> > testeditor at example.com (mailto:testeditor at example.com)" } [1]=>
> object(stdClass)#621 (1) { ["user_email"]=>
> > string(26) "testsubscriber at example.com (mailto:
> testsubscriber at example.com)" } [2]=> object(stdClass)#622 (1) {
> > ["user_email"]=> string(20) "chip at chipbennett.net (mailto:
> chip at chipbennett.net)" } }
> >
> > Just doing a sanity check before submitting a bug report, and/or updating
> > the Codex.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chip
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