WordPress Custom Taxonomy Term Meta Value - php

Question

I have created a Custom Taxonomy for Event Categories.
I have added a color picker form field in the category so all categories added can have a color associated with it.
I have the saved data in my wp_termeta table in the database:
meta_id = 1
term_id = 2
meta_key = _category_color
meta_value = 8224e3 (hex color)
I am displaying the events in fullcalendar and I am trying to grab the color of the event taxonomy and use it for the event background color in the calendar.
I am using a php file for my JSON feed and already have all the events coming through in a WP_Query and looping them but I cant figure out how to grab the _category_color value from the term_meta.
$events = array();
$result = new WP_Query('post_type=event');
foreach($result->posts as $post) {
// To get the term ID I tried
$term = get_the_terms( $post->ID, 'eventcategory' );
$term_vals = get_term_meta($term,'_category_color');
$events = array(
'title' => $post->post_title,
'start' => date( 'Y-m-d', $data['start-date'] ),
'end' => date( 'Y-m-d', $data['end-date'] ),
'url' => get_post_permalink($post->ID),
'backgroundColor' => '#'.$term_vals["_category_color"][0],
'allDay' => false
);
}
echo json_encode($events);
exit;
I am just making a mess with the code and cant figure out how to do it right?

Answer 1

I have figured this out.
I was so close, yet, so far. I have commented the code to let you know how I figured it out.
$events = array();
$result = new WP_Query('post_type=event');
foreach($result->posts as $post) {
// I have to first get the Terms
$terms = get_the_terms( $post->ID, 'choirboss_eventcategory' );
//Then I had to loop through the terms to get the term_id
if($terms) {
foreach( $terms as $term ) {
$term_id = $term->term_id;
}
}
//Now I can grab my _category_color like this
$category_color = get_term_meta($term_id, '_category_color', true);
$events = array(
'title' => $post->post_title,
'start' => date( 'Y-m-d', $data['start-date'] ),
'end' => date( 'Y-m-d', $data['end-date'] ),
'url' => get_post_permalink($post->ID),
'backgroundColor' => '#'.$category_color,
'allDay' => false
);
}
echo json_encode($events);
exit;