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#  WP_Dependencies::do_item(  string  $handle  ,  int|false  $group  =  false
):  bool

##  In this article

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  * Parameters 
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  * Related 
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Processes a dependency.

##  Parameters

` $handle ` string  required

    

Name of the item. Should be unique.

` $group ` int  |  false  optional 
    

Group level: level (int), no group (false).  

Default: ` false `

##  Return

bool  True on success, false if not set.

##  Source

    
    
    public function do_item( $handle, $group = false ) {
    	return isset( $this->registered[ $handle ] );
    }
    

[ View all references ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-
includes_class-wp-dependencies-php-2/) [ View on Trac
](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.5/src/wp-includes/class-wp-
dependencies.php#L159) [ View on GitHub
](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.5/src/wp-
includes/class-wp-dependencies.php#L159-L161)

##  Related

Used by  |  Description   
---|---  
[ WP_Styles::do_item() ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_styles/do_item/) ` wp-includes/class-wp-styles.php ` |  Processes a style dependency.   
[ WP_Dependencies::do_items() ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_dependencies/do_items/) ` wp-includes/class-wp-dependencies.php ` |  Processes the items and dependencies.   
[ WP_Scripts::do_item() ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/do_item/) ` wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php ` |  Processes a script dependency.   
  
##  Changelog

Version  |  Description   
---|---  
[ 5.5.0 ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.5.0/) |  Added the ` $group ` para