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625       * Filters a user's capabilities depending on specific context and/or privilege.
626       *
627       * @since 2.8.0
628       *
629       * @param string[] $caps    Array of the user's capabilities.
630       * @param string   $cap     Capability name.
631       * @param int      $user_id The user ID.
632       * @param array    $args    Adds the context to the cap. Typically the object ID.
633       */
634      return apply_filters( 'map_meta_cap', $caps, $cap, $user_id, $args );
635 }
636
637 /**
638  * Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
639  *
640  * This function also accepts an ID of an object to check against if the capability is a meta capability. Meta
641  * capabilities such as `edit_post` and `edit_user` are capabilities used by the `map_meta_cap()` function to
642  * map to primitive capabilities that a user or role has, such as `edit_posts` and `edit_others_posts`.
643  *