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623       *
624       * @param mixed  $value     The value to return, either a single metadata value or an array
625       *                          of values depending on the value of `$single`. Default null.
626       * @param int    $object_id ID of the object metadata is for.
627       * @param string $meta_key  Metadata key.
628       * @param bool   $single    Whether to return only the first value of the specified `$meta_key`.
629       * @param string $meta_type Type of object metadata is for. Accepts 'post', 'comment', 'term', 'user',
630       *                          or any other object type with an associated meta table.
631       */
632      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single, $meta_type );
633      if ( null !== $check ) {
634           if ( $single && is_array( $check ) ) {
635                return $check[0];
636           } else {
637                return $check;
638           }
639      }
640
641      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );
 
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736           return false;
737      }
738
739      $object_id = absint( $object_id );
740      if ( ! $object_id ) {
741           return false;
742      }
743
744      /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
745      $check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, true, $meta_type );
746      if ( null !== $check ) {
747           return (bool) $check;
748      }
749
750      $meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );
751
752      if ( ! $meta_cache ) {
753           $meta_cache = update_meta_cache( $meta_type, array( $object_id ) );
754           $meta_cache = $meta_cache[ $object_id ];