[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50771: WP_Comment protected $children

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#50771: WP_Comment protected $children
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 Reporter:  Tkama        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  5.4.2
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 Why we need `$children` prop of `WP_Comment` class to be protected?

 It's very inconvenient in some cases, for example, I use `get_comments()`
 with `hierarchical => threaded` param and get comment objects which
 contains nested comments:

 {{{#!php
 // I delete some fields of WP_Comment Object for convenience.

 Array
         [22986] => WP_Comment Object
                 [comment_ID]           => 22986
                 [comment_post_ID]      => 8342
                 [comment_author]       => camp
                 [comment_date]         => 2018-04-11 19:07:08
                 [comment_content]      => Добавлено.
                 [comment_type]         =>
                 [comment_parent]       => 22430
                 [populated_children:protected] => 1
                 [children:protected] => Array
                         [22998] => WP_Comment Object
                                 [comment_ID]           => 22998
                                 [comment_post_ID]      => 8342
                                 [comment_author]       => Максим
                                 [comment_date]         => 2018-04-12
 12:15:25
                                 [comment_content]      => Работает
 отлично. Спасибо!
                                 [comment_type]         =>
                                 [comment_parent]       => 22986
                                 [populated_children:protected] => 1
                                 [children:protected] => Array
                                         [23035] => WP_Comment Object
                                                 [comment_ID]
 => 23035
                                                 [comment_post_ID]
 => 8342
                                                 [comment_author]
 => camp
                                                 [comment_date]
 => 2018-04-16 15:36:00
                                                 [comment_content]
 => Спасибо за обратную связь!
                                                 [comment_type]
 =>
                                                 [comment_parent]
 => 22998
                                                 [children:protected]
 =>
 [populated_children:protected] => 1

 }}}

 Now I want to use this nested data, but I can't access it.

 Maybe make `$children` prop public?

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