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265  * @return string|array Single metadata value, or array of values
266  */
267 function get_metadata($meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key = '', $single = false) {
268      if ( !$meta_type )
269           return false;
270
271      if ( !$object_id = absint($object_id) )
272           return false;
273
274      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single );
275      if ( null !== $check ) {
276           if ( $single && is_array( $check ) )
277                return $check[0];
278           else
279                return $check;
280      }
281
282      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get($object_id, $meta_type . '_meta');
283
 
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313  * @return boolean true of the key is set, false if not.
314  */
315 function metadata_exists( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key ) {
316      if ( ! $meta_type )
317           return false;
318
319      if ( ! $object_id = absint( $object_id ) )
320           return false;
321
322      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, true );
323      if ( null !== $check )
324           return true;
325
326      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );
327
328      if ( !$meta_cache ) {
329           $meta_cache = update_meta_cache( $meta_type, array( $object_id ) );
330           $meta_cache = $meta_cache[$object_id];
331      }