convert_to_screen( string $hook_name ): WP_Screen

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Converts a screen string to a screen object.

Parameters

$hook_namestringrequired
The hook name (also known as the hook suffix) used to determine the screen.

Return

WP_Screen Screen object.

Source

function convert_to_screen( $hook_name ) {	if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Screen' ) ) {	_doing_it_wrong(	'convert_to_screen(), add_meta_box()',	sprintf(	/* translators: 1: wp-admin/includes/template.php, 2: add_meta_box(), 3: add_meta_boxes */	__( 'Likely direct inclusion of %1$s in order to use %2$s. This is very wrong. Hook the %2$s call into the %3$s action instead.' ),	'<code>wp-admin/includes/template.php</code>',	'<code>add_meta_box()</code>',	'<code>add_meta_boxes</code>'	),	'3.3.0'	);	return (object) array(	'id' => '_invalid',	'base' => '_are_belong_to_us',	);	}	return WP_Screen::get( $hook_name ); } 

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VersionDescription
3.0.0Introduced.

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