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241            * object type (comment, post, term, or user).
242            *
243            * @since 2.9.0
244            *
245            * @param int    $meta_id     ID of the metadata entry to update.
246            * @param int    $object_id   Object ID.
247            * @param string $meta_key    Meta key.
248            * @param mixed  $_meta_value Meta value.
249            */
250           do_action( "update_{$meta_type}_meta", $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $_meta_value );
251
252           if ( 'post' == $meta_type ) {
253                /**
254                 * Fires immediately before updating a post's metadata.
255                 *
256                 * @since 2.9.0
257                 *
258                 * @param int    $meta_id    ID of metadata entry to update.
259                 * @param int    $object_id  Post ID.
 
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723                'meta_key'   => $meta_key,
724                'meta_value' => $meta_value,
725           );
726
727           // Format the where query arguments.
728           $where               = array();
729           $where[ $id_column ] = $meta_id;
730
731           /** This action is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
732           do_action( "update_{$meta_type}_meta", $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $_meta_value );
733
734           if ( 'post' == $meta_type ) {
735                /** This action is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
736                do_action( 'update_postmeta', $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
737           }
738
739           // Run the update query, all fields in $data are %s, $where is a %d.
740           $result = $wpdb->update( $table, $data, $where, '%s', '%d' );
741           if ( ! $result ) {