Filters/validates a variable as a boolean.

Description

Alternative to filter_var( $value, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN ).

Parameters

$valuemixedrequired

Boolean value to validate.

Return

Source

function wp_validate_boolean( $value ) {
	if ( is_bool( $value ) ) {
		return $value;
	}

	if ( is_string( $value ) && 'false' === strtolower( $value ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return (bool) $value;
}

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