WP_Customize_Widgets::parse_widget_id() WordPress Method

The WP_Customize_Widgets::parse_widget_id() method is used to parse a widget ID string into its parts. The parts are: - The base ID - The number - The ID suffix This method is used internally by the WordPress widget system and is not intended to be used by plugin or theme developers.

WP_Customize_Widgets::parse_widget_id( string $widget_id ) #

	public function parse_widget_id( $widget_id ) {
		$parsed = array(
			'number'  => null,
			'id_base' => null,
		);

		if ( preg_match( '/^(.+)-(\d+)$/', $widget_id, $matches ) ) {
			$parsed['id_base'] = $matches[1];
			$parsed['number']  = (int) $matches[2];
		} else {
			// Likely an old single widget.
			$parsed['id_base'] = $widget_id;
		}
		return $parsed;
	}