get_current_screen

The timeline below displays how wordpress function get_current_screen has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 5.3

/**
 * Get the current screen object
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @global WP_Screen $current_screen WordPress current screen object.
 *
 * @return WP_Screen|null Current screen object or null when screen not defined.
 */
function get_current_screen()
{
    global $current_screen;
    if (!isset($current_screen)) {
        return null;
    }
    return $current_screen;
}

WordPress Version: 4.6

/**
 * Get the current screen object
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @global WP_Screen $current_screen
 *
 * @return WP_Screen|null Current screen object or null when screen not defined.
 */
function get_current_screen()
{
    global $current_screen;
    if (!isset($current_screen)) {
        return null;
    }
    return $current_screen;
}

WordPress Version: 4.3

/**
 * Get the current screen object
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @global WP_Screen $current_screen
 *
 * @return WP_Screen Current screen object
 */
function get_current_screen()
{
    global $current_screen;
    if (!isset($current_screen)) {
        return null;
    }
    return $current_screen;
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/**
 * Get the current screen object
 *
 * @since 3.1.0
 *
 * @return WP_Screen Current screen object
 */
function get_current_screen()
{
    global $current_screen;
    if (!isset($current_screen)) {
        return null;
    }
    return $current_screen;
}