[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21943: register_post_type() expect array but should object as well

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#21943: register_post_type() expect array but should object as well
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 Reporter:  thomask          |       Type:  defect (bug)
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  Post Types
  Version:  trunk            |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:                   |
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 $wp_post_types global uses objects for all post types and objects for some
 of their properties (labels and cap, on the other hand taxonomies property
 is array)

 problem is, that when you get this object and want to reuse it using
 register_post_type (e.g. you want easy copy the post type to another post
 type), it throws error, because it expect all properties are array (even
 if you cast the main object as array):


 {{{
       global $wp_post_types;
       $new_post_type = (array) $wp_post_types['post'];
       register_post_type( 'new_post_type', $new_post_type );
 }}}

 throws

 {{{
 Fatal error: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in
 /var/www/projects/zdrojak/htdocs/public/wp-includes/post.php
 on line 1259
 }}}

 you have to first do something like

 {{{
       foreach ($new_post_type as &$arg) {
               if (is_object($arg)) $arg = array($arg);
       }
 }}}

 I am not sure, if it is a bug of register_post_type(), so that it should
 accept objects as well, or if it is a bug of the $wp_post_types global,
 that it uses objects in place of arrays

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/21943>
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