Description
Returns the settings of a specific field.
Each field contains many settings such as a label, name and type. This function can be used to load these settings as an array along with the field’s value.
Parameters
get_field_object($selector, [$post_id = false], [$format_value = true], [$load_value = true], [$escape_html = false]);
$selector(string) (Required) The field name or field key.$post_id(mixed) (Optional) The post ID where the value is saved. Defaults to false, which uses the current post.$format_value(bool) (Optional) Whether to apply formatting logic. Defaults to true.$load_value(bool) (Optional) Whether to load the field’s value. Defaults to true.$escape_html(bool) (Optional) Since 6.2.6 – return an escaped HTML safe version of the field value. Requires $format_value to be true. Defaults to false.
Return
(array) This function will return an array looking something like the following. Please note that each field contains unique settings.
array(
'ID' => 0,
'key' => '',
'label' => '',
'name' => '',
'prefix' => '',
'type' => 'text',
'value' => null,
'menu_order' => 0,
'instructions' => '',
'required' => 0,
'id' => '',
'class' => '',
'conditional_logic' => 0,
'parent' => 0,
'wrapper' => array(
'width' => '',
'class' => '',
'id' => ''
)
);
Examples
Display a field’s label and value
This example shows how to load a field and display its label and value.
<?php
$field = get_field_object('my_field');
?>
<p><?php echo $field['label']; ?>: <?php echo $field['value']; ?></p>
Display a field’s label and value from a specific post
This example shows how to load a field and display its label and value from the post with ID = 123.
<?php
$field = get_field_object('my_field', 123);
?>
<p><?php echo $field['label']; ?>: <?php echo $field['value']; ?></p>
Retrieve a field using its key
In some circumstances it may be necessary to load a field by its key, such as when a value has not yet been saved. This example shows how to load a field using its key.
<?php
$field = get_field_object('field_123456');
?>
Display field type specific data
Some field types store extra data such as the Select field. This example shows how to loop over a Select field’s choices and display them in a list.
<?php
$field = get_field_object('my_select');
if( $field['choices'] ): ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach( $field['choices'] as $value => $label ): ?>
<li><?php echo $label; ?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>