bp_get_member_type( int $user_id, bool $single = true )

Get type for a member.

Description

Parameters

$user_id

(int) (Required) ID of the user.

$single

(bool) (Optional) Whether to return a single type string. If multiple types are found for the user, the oldest one will be returned. Default: true.

Default value: true

Return

(string|array|bool) On success, returns a single profile type (if $single is true) or an array of member types (if $single is false). Returns false on failure.

Source

File: bp-members/bp-members-functions.php

function bp_get_member_type( $user_id, $single = true ) {
	$types = wp_cache_get( $user_id, 'bp_member_member_type' );

	if ( false === $types ) {
		$raw_types = bp_get_object_terms( $user_id, bp_get_member_type_tax_name() );

		if ( ! is_wp_error( $raw_types ) ) {
			$types =  array();

			// Only include currently registered group types.
			foreach ( $raw_types as $mtype ) {
				if ( bp_get_member_type_object( $mtype->name ) ) {
					$types[] = $mtype->name;
				}
			}

			wp_cache_set( $user_id, $types, 'bp_member_member_type' );
		}
	}

	$type = false;
	if ( ! empty( $types ) ) {
		if ( $single ) {
			$type = array_pop( $types );
		} else {
			$type = $types;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters a user's profile type(s).
	 *
	 * @since BuddyPress 2.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string $type    profile type.
	 * @param int    $user_id ID of the user.
	 * @param bool   $single  Whether to return a single type string, or an array.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'bp_get_member_type', $type, $user_id, $single );
}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 2.2.0 Introduced.

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