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370      // Old-style action.
371      if ( 'post' == $meta_type ) {
372           /**
373            * Fires immediately before deleting metadata for a post.
374            *
375            * @since 2.9.0
376            *
377            * @param array $meta_ids An array of post metadata entry IDs to delete.
378            */
379           do_action( 'delete_postmeta', $meta_ids );
380      }
381
382      $query = "DELETE FROM $table WHERE $id_column IN( " . implode( ',', $meta_ids ) . " )";
383
384      $count = $wpdb->query($query);
385
386      if ( !$count )
387           return false;
388