_get_admin_bar_pref() │ WP 3.1.0

Retrieves the admin bar display preference of a user.

Internal function — this function is designed to be used by the kernel itself. It is not recommended to use this function in your code.

No Hooks.

Returns

bool. Whether the admin bar should be showing for this user.

Usage

_get_admin_bar_pref( $context, $user );
$context(string)
Context of this preference check. The 'admin' preference is no longer used.
Default: 'front'
$user(int)
ID of the user to check.
Default: 0 for current user

Changelog

Since 3.1.0 Introduced.

_get_admin_bar_pref() code WP 7.1

wp-includes/admin-bar.php 
function _get_admin_bar_pref( $context = 'front', $user = 0 ) {
	$pref = get_user_option( "show_admin_bar_{$context}", $user );
	if ( false === $pref ) {
		return true;
	}

	return 'true' === $pref;
}