xprofile_set_field_data( int|string $field, int $user_id, mixed $value, bool $is_required = false )

A simple function to set profile data for a specific field for a specific user.

Description

Parameters

$field

(Required) The ID of the field, or the $name of the field.

$user_id

(Required) The ID of the user.

$value

(Required) The value for the field you want to set for the user.

$is_required

(Optional) Whether or not the field is required.

Default value: false

Return

(bool) True on success, false on failure.

Source

File: bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php

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function xprofile_set_field_data( $field, $user_id, $value, $is_required = false ) {
 
    if ( is_numeric( $field ) ) {
        $field_id = $field;
    } else {
        $field_id = xprofile_get_field_id_from_name( $field );
    }
 
    if ( empty( $field_id ) ) {
        return false;
    }
 
    $field          = xprofile_get_field( $field_id );
    $field_type     = BP_XProfile_Field::get_type( $field_id );
    $field_type_obj = bp_xprofile_create_field_type( $field_type );
 
    /**
     * Filter the raw submitted profile field value.
     *
     * Use this filter to modify the values submitted by users before
     * doing field-type-specific validation.
     *
     * @since BuddyPress 2.1.0
     *
     * @param mixed                  $value          Value passed to xprofile_set_field_data().
     * @param BP_XProfile_Field      $field          Field object.
     * @param BP_XProfile_Field_Type $field_type_obj Field type object.
     */
    $value = apply_filters( 'bp_xprofile_set_field_data_pre_validate', $value, $field, $field_type_obj );
 
    // Special-case support for integer 0 for the number field type.
    if ( $is_required && ! is_integer( $value ) && $value !== '0' && ( empty( $value ) || ! is_array( $value ) && ! strlen( trim( $value ) ) ) ) {
        return false;
    }
 
    /**
     * Certain types of fields (checkboxes, multiselects) may come through empty.
     * Save as empty array so this isn't overwritten by the default on next edit.
     *
     * Special-case support for integer 0 for the number field type
     */
    if ( empty( $value ) && ! is_integer( $value ) && $value !== '0' && $field_type_obj->accepts_null_value ) {
        $value = array();
    }
 
    // If the value is empty, then delete any field data that exists, unless the field is of a type
    // where null values are semantically meaningful.
    if ( empty( $value ) && ! is_integer( $value ) && $value !== '0' && ! $field_type_obj->accepts_null_value ) {
        xprofile_delete_field_data( $field_id, $user_id );
        return true;
    }
 
    // For certain fields, only certain parameters are acceptable, so add them to the whitelist.
    if ( $field_type_obj->supports_options ) {
        $field_type_obj->set_whitelist_values( wp_list_pluck( $field->get_children(), 'name' ) );
    }
 
    // Check the value is in an accepted format for this form field.
    if ( ! $field_type_obj->is_valid( $value ) ) {
        return false;
    }
 
    $field           = new BP_XProfile_ProfileData();
    $field->field_id = $field_id;
    $field->user_id  = $user_id;
 
    // Gets un/reserialized via xprofile_sanitize_data_value_before_save()
    $field->value    = maybe_serialize( $value );
 
    return $field->save();
}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 1.0.0 Introduced.

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