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_wp_check_existing_file_names()

_wp_check_existing_file_names( string $filename, array $files ): bool

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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.

Helper function to check if a file name could match an existing image sub-size file name.

Parameters

$filenamestringrequired
The file name to check.
$filesarrayrequired
An array of existing files in the directory.

Return

bool True if the tested file name could match an existing file, false otherwise.

Source

function _wp_check_existing_file_names( $filename, $files ) {	$fname = pathinfo( $filename, PATHINFO_FILENAME );	$ext = pathinfo( $filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION );	// Edge case, file names like `.ext`.	if ( empty( $fname ) ) {	return false;	}	if ( $ext ) {	$ext = ".$ext";	}	$regex = '/^' . preg_quote( $fname ) . '-(?:\d+x\d+|scaled|rotated)' . preg_quote( $ext ) . '$/i';	foreach ( $files as $file ) {	if ( preg_match( $regex, $file ) ) {	return true;	}	}	return false; }

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_wp_check_alternate_file_names()wp-includes/functions.php

Helper function to test if each of an array of file names could conflict with existing files.

wp_unique_filename()wp-includes/functions.php

Gets a filename that is sanitized and unique for the given directory.

Changelog

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5.3.1Introduced.

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