Alert: This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.
_flatten_blocks() WordPress Function
The flatten_blocks() function in WordPress will take nested blocks and return a flattened array of blocks. This is useful for processing blocks in a linear fashion, without having to worry about the nesting.
_flatten_blocks( array $blocks ) #
Returns an array containing the references of the passed blocks and their inner blocks.
Parameters
- $blocks
(array)(Required)array of blocks.
Return
(array) block references to the passed blocks and their inner blocks.
Source
File: wp-includes/block-template-utils.php
function _flatten_blocks( &$blocks ) {
$all_blocks = array();
$queue = array();
foreach ( $blocks as &$block ) {
$queue[] = &$block;
}
while ( count( $queue ) > 0 ) {
$block = &$queue[0];
array_shift( $queue );
$all_blocks[] = &$block;
if ( ! empty( $block['innerBlocks'] ) ) {
foreach ( $block['innerBlocks'] as &$inner_block ) {
$queue[] = &$inner_block;
}
}
}
return $all_blocks;
}
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Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.9.0 | Introduced. |