get_cat_name

February 12, 2011 by Thorsten 0 Comments

Definition:
function get_cat_name( $cat_id ) {}

Retrieve the name of a category from its ID.

Parameters

int $cat_id: Category ID

Return values

returns:Category name, or an empty string if category doesn’t exist.

Source code

function get_cat_name( $cat_id ) {

	$cat_id = (int) $cat_id;

	$category = &get_category( $cat_id );

	if ( ! $category || is_wp_error( $category ) )

		return '';

	return $category->name;

}

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