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Function Signature:

get_comment_author

Function Description:

Retrieves the author of the current comment.

Function Examples:

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// Basic usage: Get the author of a specific comment by passing the comment ID
$comment_id = 123;
$author = get_comment_author($comment_id);
echo 'Comment author: ' . $author;

// Check if the author is empty and provide a default value
$comment_id = 456;
$author = get_comment_author($comment_id);
if (empty($author)) {
    $author = 'Anonymous';
}
echo 'Comment author: ' . $author;

// Get the author of the latest comment on a specific post
$post_id = 789;
$latest_comment = get_comments(array(
    'post_id' => $post_id,
    'number' => 1,
    'status' => 'approve'
));
if (!empty($latest_comment)) {
    $author = get_comment_author($latest_comment[0]->comment_ID);
    echo 'Latest comment author on post ' . $post_id . ': ' . $author;
} else {
    echo 'No comments found on post ' . $post_id;
}