WP_Term_Query::parse_order() WordPress Method

The parse_order() method is a utility method used to parse the 'order' parameter of the WP_Term_Query class. This method is used to set the order of the terms returned by the WP_Term_Query class. The 'order' parameter can be set to 'ASC' or 'DESC'.

WP_Term_Query::parse_order( string $order ) #

	protected function parse_order( $order ) {
		if ( ! is_string( $order ) || empty( $order ) ) {
			return 'DESC';
		}

		if ( 'ASC' === strtoupper( $order ) ) {
			return 'ASC';
		} else {
			return 'DESC';
		}
	}