Function Reference/get comment author

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1 Description
2 Usage
3 Parameters
4 Return Values
5 Examples
6 Notes
7 Change Log
8 Source File
9 Related

Description

Retrieve the author of the current comment. If the comment has an empty comment_author field, then 'Anonymous' person is assumed. This function is meant to live inside of the WordPress loop.

Usage

<?php $author = get_comment_author( $comment_ID ); ?>

Parameters

$comment_ID

(integer) (optionl) The ID of the comment for which to retrieve the author.

Default: None

Return Values

(string): The comment author

Examples

Notes

Change Log

Since: 1.5.0

Source File

get_comment_author() is located in wp-includes/comment-template.php

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