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