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244            * (post, comment, term, user, or any other type with an associated meta table).
245            *
246            * @since 2.9.0
247            *
248            * @param int    $meta_id     ID of the metadata entry to update.
249            * @param int    $object_id   ID of the object metadata is for.
250            * @param string $meta_key    Metadata key.
251            * @param mixed  $_meta_value Metadata value. Serialized if non-scalar.
252            */
253           do_action( "update_{$meta_type}_meta", $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $_meta_value );
254
255           if ( 'post' === $meta_type ) {
256                /**
257                 * Fires immediately before updating a post's metadata.
258                 *
259                 * @since 2.9.0
260                 *
261                 * @param int    $meta_id    ID of metadata entry to update.
262                 * @param int    $object_id  Post ID.
 
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844                'meta_key'   => $meta_key,
845                'meta_value' => $meta_value,
846           );
847
848           // Format the where query arguments.
849           $where               = array();
850           $where[ $id_column ] = $meta_id;
851
852           /** This action is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
853           do_action( "update_{$meta_type}_meta", $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $_meta_value );
854
855           if ( 'post' === $meta_type ) {
856                /** This action is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
857                do_action( 'update_postmeta', $meta_id, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
858           }
859
860           // Run the update query, all fields in $data are %s, $where is a %d.
861           $result = $wpdb->update( $table, $data, $where, '%s', '%d' );
862           if ( ! $result ) {