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480       *
481       * @since 3.1.0
482       *
483       * @param null|array|string $value     The value get_metadata() should return - a single metadata value,
484       *                                     or an array of values.
485       * @param int               $object_id Object ID.
486       * @param string            $meta_key  Meta key.
487       * @param bool              $single    Whether to return only the first value of the specified $meta_key.
488       */
489      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single );
490      if ( null !== $check ) {
491           if ( $single && is_array( $check ) )
492                return $check[0];
493           else
494                return $check;
495      }
496
497      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get($object_id, $meta_type . '_meta');
498
 
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533           return false;
534      }
535
536      $object_id = absint( $object_id );
537      if ( ! $object_id ) {
538           return false;
539      }
540
541      /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
542      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, true );
543      if ( null !== $check )
544           return (bool) $check;
545
546      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );
547
548      if ( !$meta_cache ) {
549           $meta_cache = update_meta_cache( $meta_type, array( $object_id ) );
550           $meta_cache = $meta_cache[$object_id];
551      }