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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_author = get_comment_author( $comment_id );
echo 'Comment author: ' . $comment_author;
// Check if the comment author is empty before displaying it
$comment_author = get_comment_author();
if ( ! empty( $comment_author ) ) {
    echo 'Comment author: ' . $comment_author;
} else {
    echo 'No author found for this comment.';
}
// Get the author of the current comment being displayed in the loop
$comment_author = get_comment_author();
echo 'Current comment author: ' . $comment_author;