wp-includes/theme.php:201Retrieves stylesheet directory path for the active theme.
stringOne hook fires while get_stylesheet_directory() runs, in this order:
Filters the stylesheet directory path for the active theme.
function get_stylesheet_directory() { $stylesheet = get_stylesheet(); $theme_root = get_theme_root( $stylesheet ); $stylesheet_dir = "$theme_root/$stylesheet"; /** * Filters the stylesheet directory path for the active theme. * * @since 1.5.0 * * @param string $stylesheet_dir Absolute path to the active theme. * @param string $stylesheet Directory name of the active theme. * @param string $theme_root Absolute path to themes directory. */ return apply_filters( 'stylesheet_directory', $stylesheet_dir, $stylesheet, $theme_root );}Introduced in 1.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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src/wp-includes/theme.php, and regenerated for each WordPress release so it tracks the code rather than a snapshot of it.