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504       *
505       * @since 3.1.0
506       *
507       * @param null|array|string $value     The value get_metadata() should return - a single metadata value,
508       *                                     or an array of values.
509       * @param int               $object_id Object ID.
510       * @param string            $meta_key  Meta key.
511       * @param bool              $single    Whether to return only the first value of the specified $meta_key.
512       */
513      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single );
514      if ( null !== $check ) {
515           if ( $single && is_array( $check ) ) {
516                return $check[0];
517           } else {
518                return $check;
519           }
520      }
521
522      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );
 
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564           return false;
565      }
566
567      $object_id = absint( $object_id );
568      if ( ! $object_id ) {
569           return false;
570      }
571
572      /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
573      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, true );
574      if ( null !== $check ) {
575           return (bool) $check;
576      }
577
578      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );
579
580      if ( ! $meta_cache ) {
581           $meta_cache = update_meta_cache( $meta_type, array( $object_id ) );
582           $meta_cache = $meta_cache[ $object_id ];