functions.php

<?php
/**
* Function orignally created by Rahul Aryan,
* Modified by - Dr. Atul 
**/
function at_submit_answer_form( $manual = false,  $question_post_id) {
	$editing = false;
	$question_id = $question_post_id;
	@$form = anspress()->get_form( 'answer' );
	/**
	 * Action triggered before processing answer form.
	 *
	 * @since 4.1.0
	 */
	do_action( 'ap_submit_answer_form' );
	$values = $form->get_values();
	
	if ( false === $manual && ( ! $form->is_submitted() || ! ap_user_can_answer( $question_id ) ) ) {
		ap_ajax_json( [
			'success'  => false,
			'snackbar' => [ 'message' => __( 'Trying to cheat?!', 'anspress-question-answer' ) ],
		] );
	}
	$answer_args = array(
		'post_title'		   => $question_id,
		'post_name'		     => $question_id,
		'post_content' 		 => $values['post_content']['value'],
		'post_parent' 		 => $question_id,
	);
	if ( ! empty( $values['post_id']['value'] ) ) {
		$answer_args['ID'] = $values['post_id']['value'];
		$editing           = true;
		$_post             = ap_get_post( $answer_args['ID'] );
		// Check if valid post type and user can edit.
		if ( 'answer' !== $_post->post_type || ! ap_user_can_edit_answer( $_post ) ) {
			ap_ajax_json( 'something_wrong' );
		}
	}
	// Add default arguments if not editing.
	if ( ! $editing ) {
		$answer_args = wp_parse_args( $answer_args, array(
			'post_author' 		 => get_current_user_id(),
			'post_name' 		   => '',
			'comment_status' 	 => 'open',
		) );
	}
	// Post status.
	$answer_args['post_status'] = ap_new_edit_post_status( false, 'answer', $editing );
	
	// If private override status.
	if ( true === $values['is_private']['value'] ) {
		$answer_args['post_status'] = 'private_post';
	}
	/**
	 * Filter question description before saving.
	 *
	 * @param string $content Post content.
	 * @since unknown
	 * @since @3.0.0 Moved from process-form.php
	 */
	$answer_args['post_content'] = apply_filters( 'ap_form_contents_filter', $answer_args['post_content'] );
	$answer_args['post_name'] = ap_remove_stop_words_post_name( $answer_args['post_title'] );
	if ( $editing ) {
		/**
		 * Can be used to modify `$args` before updating answer
		 *
		 * @param array $answer_args Answer arguments.
		 * @since 2.0.1
		 * @since 4.1.0 Moved from includes/answer-form.php.
		 */
		$answer_args = apply_filters( 'ap_pre_update_answer', $answer_args );
	} else {
		/**
		 * Can be used to modify args before inserting answer
		 *
		 * @param array $answer_args Answer arguments.
		 * @since 2.0.1
		 * @since 4.1.0 Moved from includes/answer-form.php.
		 */
		$answer_args = apply_filters( 'ap_pre_insert_answer', $answer_args );
	}
	if ( ! $editing ) {
		$answer_args['post_type'] = 'answer';
		$post_id = wp_insert_post( $answer_args, true );
	} else {
		$post_id = wp_update_post( $answer_args, true );
	}
	// If error return and send error message.
	if ( is_wp_error( $post_id ) ) {
		if ( false === $manual ) {
			ap_ajax_json([
				'success'       => false,
				'snackbar'      => array(
					'message' => sprintf(
						// Translators: placeholder contain error message.
						__( 'Unable to post answer. Error: %s', 'anspress-question-answer' ),
						$post_id->get_error_message()
					),
				),
			] );
		} else {
			return $post_id;
		}
	}
	
	
	
	if ( isset( $answer_args['ID'] ) ) {
		$message = __( 'Answer updated successfully. Redirecting you to question page.', 'anspress-question-answer' );
	} else {
		$message = __( 'Your answer is posted successfully.', 'anspress-question-answer' );
	}
	if ( false === $manual ) {
		ap_ajax_json( array(
			'success'  => true,
			'snackbar' => [
				'message' => $message,
			],
			'redirect' => get_permalink( $question_id ),
			'post_id'  => $post_id,
		) );
	}
	return $post_id;
}

?>