current_filter() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org (original) (raw)

Retrieves the name of the current filter hook.

Return

string Hook name of the current filter.

Source

function current_filter() {
    global $wp_current_filter;

    return end( $wp_current_filter );
}

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Changelog

Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    Get the current filter
function wpdocs_my_filter() {  
    echo current_filter(); // 'the_content'  
}  
add_filter( 'the_content', 'wpdocs_my_filter' );
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    Get the current action
function wpdocs_my_init_function() {  
    echo current_filter(); // 'init'  
}  
add_action( 'init', 'wpdocs_my_init_function' );