WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_edit_permission() WordPress Method

The WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_edit_permission() method is used to check if the current user has the ability to edit a given comment. This is determined by the user's capability to edit_posts . If the user does not have this capability, false is returned.

WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_edit_permission( WP_Comment $comment ) #

	protected function check_edit_permission( $comment ) {
		if ( 0 === (int) get_current_user_id() ) {
			return false;
		}

		if ( current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		return current_user_can( 'edit_comment', $comment->comment_ID );
	}