Checks whether the status is valid for the given post.

Allows for sending an update request with the current status, even if that status would not be acceptable.

$status string Required

The provided status.

$request WP_REST_Request Required

The request object.

$param string Required

The parameter name.

true|WP_Error True if the status is valid, or WP_Error if not.

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php. View all references

public function check_status( $status, $request, $param ) {
	if ( $request['id'] ) {
		$post = $this->get_post( $request['id'] );

		if ( ! is_wp_error( $post ) && $post->post_status === $status ) {
			return true;
		}
	}

	$args = $request->get_attributes()['args'][ $param ];

	return rest_validate_value_from_schema( $status, $args, $param );
}