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I can use post_class() to echo all classes for a post. How can I output only the category-ID as a class, and how can I include this while using heredoc string syntax?

I got this function in which I would like to use post_class(), and I have tried get_post_class() which does not work, because its an array to string conversion.

function imageHolder($ID) {
    $classes = get_post_class($ID, 'image-holder');
    return <<<HTML
        <div $classes></div>
HTML;
}

echo imageHolder(2);
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function imageHolder($id){
    $category  = get_the_category($id);
    $class = '"category-' . strtolower($category[0]->cat_name) . '"';
    print <<<HTML
    <div class=$class>
       This is a Test
    </div>
    HTML;
}
imageHolder('1');

Please be careful about using '/n' or '/r' symbol in the Heredoc syntax(they might cause the function does not work properly).

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  • is there a reason for you to change return <<< to print <<< in some way of best practice methods? Thanks for this great work-around!
    – Marian Rick
    Commented Sep 12, 2016 at 13:14
  • Hi Marian, the return <<< is also gonna works. But you will need to echo your function. They are pretty much the same, in my opinion. Therefore there is no specific reason why did I change the return <<< to print <<<. I am glad I helped you out with this.
    – Siyu Qian
    Commented Sep 12, 2016 at 21:33

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