Docs: Improve documentation for the $prev_value parameter and return result of various metadata update functions.

Props stevenlinx.
Fixes #50502. See #49572.

git-svn-id: https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@48214 602fd350-edb4-49c9-b593-d223f7449a82
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Sergey Biryukov 2020-06-29 21:20:11 +00:00
parent df8af186de
commit dc3c92d08f
6 changed files with 32 additions and 17 deletions

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@ -517,9 +517,11 @@ function get_comment_meta( $comment_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
* @param string $meta_key Metadata key.
* @param mixed $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before updating.
* Default empty.
* If specified, only update existing metadata entries with
* this value. Otherwise, update all entries. Default empty.
* @return int|bool Meta ID if the key didn't exist, true on successful update,
* false on failure.
* false on failure or if the value passed to the function
* is the same as the one that is already in the database.
*/
function update_comment_meta( $comment_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
return update_metadata( 'comment', $comment_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value );

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@ -148,10 +148,14 @@ function add_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique =
* @param int $object_id ID of the object metadata is for.
* @param string $meta_key Metadata key.
* @param mixed $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. If specified, only update existing metadata entries
* with this value. Otherwise, update all entries. Default empty.
* @return int|bool The new meta field ID if a field with the given key didn't exist and was
* therefore added, true on successful update, false on failure.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before updating.
* If specified, only update existing metadata entries with
* this value. Otherwise, update all entries. Default empty.
* @return int|bool The new meta field ID if a field with the given key didn't exist
* and was therefore added, true on successful update,
* false on failure or if the value passed to the function
* is the same as the one that is already in the database.
*/
function update_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
global $wpdb;
@ -195,8 +199,9 @@ function update_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_
* @param int $object_id ID of the object metadata is for.
* @param string $meta_key Metadata key.
* @param mixed $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. If specified, only update existing metadata entries
* with this value. Otherwise, update all entries.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before updating.
* If specified, only update existing metadata entries with
* this value. Otherwise, update all entries.
*/
$check = apply_filters( "update_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value );
if ( null !== $check ) {

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@ -1107,9 +1107,11 @@ function get_site_meta( $site_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
* @param string $meta_key Metadata key.
* @param mixed $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before updating.
* Default empty.
* If specified, only update existing metadata entries with
* this value. Otherwise, update all entries. Default empty.
* @return int|bool Meta ID if the key didn't exist, true on successful update,
* false on failure.
* false on failure or if the value passed to the function
* is the same as the one that is already in the database.
*/
function update_site_meta( $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
return update_metadata( 'blog', $site_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value );

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@ -2140,9 +2140,11 @@ function get_post_meta( $post_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
* @param string $meta_key Metadata key.
* @param mixed $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before updating.
* Default empty.
* If specified, only update existing metadata entries with
* this value. Otherwise, update all entries. Default empty.
* @return int|bool Meta ID if the key didn't exist, true on successful update,
* false on failure.
* false on failure or if the value passed to the function
* is the same as the one that is already in the database.
*/
function update_post_meta( $post_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
// Make sure meta is added to the post, not a revision.

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@ -1274,10 +1274,12 @@ function get_term_meta( $term_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
* @param string $meta_key Metadata key.
* @param mixed $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before updating.
* Default empty.
* If specified, only update existing metadata entries with
* this value. Otherwise, update all entries. Default empty.
* @return int|bool|WP_Error Meta ID if the key didn't exist. true on successful update,
* false on failure. WP_Error when term_id is ambiguous
* between taxonomies.
* false on failure or if the value passed to the function
* is the same as the one that is already in the database.
* WP_Error when term_id is ambiguous between taxonomies.
*/
function update_term_meta( $term_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
if ( wp_term_is_shared( $term_id ) ) {

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@ -853,9 +853,11 @@ function get_user_meta( $user_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
* @param string $meta_key Metadata key.
* @param mixed $meta_value Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
* @param mixed $prev_value Optional. Previous value to check before updating.
* Default empty.
* If specified, only update existing metadata entries with
* this value. Otherwise, update all entries. Default empty.
* @return int|bool Meta ID if the key didn't exist, true on successful update,
* false on failure.
* false on failure or if the value passed to the function
* is the same as the one that is already in the database.
*/
function update_user_meta( $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value = '' ) {
return update_metadata( 'user', $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value );