rest_are_values_equal( mixed $value1, mixed $value2 )

Checks the equality of two values, following JSON Schema semantics.

Description

Property order is ignored for objects.

Values must have been previously sanitized/coerced to their native types.

Parameters

$value1

(mixed) (Required) The first value to check.

$value2

(mixed) (Required) The second value to check.

Return

(bool) True if the values are equal or false otherwise.

Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api.php

function rest_are_values_equal( $value1, $value2 ) {
	if ( is_array( $value1 ) && is_array( $value2 ) ) {
		if ( count( $value1 ) !== count( $value2 ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		foreach ( $value1 as $index => $value ) {
			if ( ! array_key_exists( $index, $value2 ) || ! rest_are_values_equal( $value, $value2[ $index ] ) ) {
				return false;
			}
		}

		return true;
	}

	if ( is_int( $value1 ) && is_float( $value2 )
		|| is_float( $value1 ) && is_int( $value2 )
	) {
		return (float) $value1 === (float) $value2;
	}

	return $value1 === $value2;
}

Changelog

Version Description
5.7.0 Introduced.

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