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220            * object type (comment, post, or user).
221            *
222            * @since 2.9.0
223            *
224            * @param int    $meta_id    ID of the metadata entry to update.
225            * @param int    $object_id  Object ID.
226            * @param string $meta_key   Meta key.
227            * @param mixed  $meta_value Meta value.
228            */
229           do_action( "update_{$meta_type}_meta", $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $_meta_value );
230      }
231
232      if ( 'post' == $meta_type ) {
233           foreach ( $meta_ids as $meta_id ) {
234                /**
235                 * Fires immediately before updating a post's metadata.
236                 *
237                 * @since 2.9.0
238                 *
 
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648                'meta_key' => $meta_key,
649                'meta_value' => $meta_value
650           );
651
652           // Format the where query arguments.
653           $where = array();
654           $where[$id_column] = $meta_id;
655
656           /** This action is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
657           do_action( "update_{$meta_type}_meta", $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $_meta_value );
658
659           if ( 'post' == $meta_type ) {
660                /** This action is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
661                do_action( 'update_postmeta', $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
662           }
663
664           // Run the update query, all fields in $data are %s, $where is a %d.
665           $result = $wpdb->update( $table, $data, $where, '%s', '%d' );
666           if ( ! $result )