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476       *
477       * @since 3.1.0
478       *
479       * @param null|array|string $value     The value get_metadata() should return - a single metadata value,
480       *                                     or an array of values.
481       * @param int               $object_id Object ID.
482       * @param string            $meta_key  Meta key.
483       * @param bool              $single    Whether to return only the first value of the specified $meta_key.
484       */
485      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single );
486      if ( null !== $check ) {
487           if ( $single && is_array( $check ) )
488                return $check[0];
489           else
490                return $check;
491      }
492
493      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get($object_id, $meta_type . '_meta');
494
 
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529           return false;
530      }
531
532      $object_id = absint( $object_id );
533      if ( ! $object_id ) {
534           return false;
535      }
536
537      /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
538      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, true );
539      if ( null !== $check )
540           return (bool) $check;
541
542      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );
543
544      if ( !$meta_cache ) {
545           $meta_cache = update_meta_cache( $meta_type, array( $object_id ) );
546           $meta_cache = $meta_cache[$object_id];
547      }