get_meta_sql( array $meta_query, string $type, string $primary_table, string $primary_id_column, object $context = null )

Given a meta query, generates SQL clauses to be appended to a main query.

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Parameters Parameters

$meta_query

(array) (Required) A meta query.

$type

(string) (Required) Type of meta.

$primary_table

(string) (Required) Primary database table name.

$primary_id_column

(string) (Required) Primary ID column name.

$context

(object) (Optional) The main query object

Default value: null

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Return Return

(array) Associative array of JOIN and WHERE SQL.

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Source Source

File: wp-includes/meta.php 

function get_meta_sql( $meta_query, $type, $primary_table, $primary_id_column, $context = null ) {
	$meta_query_obj = new WP_Meta_Query( $meta_query );
	return $meta_query_obj->get_sql( $type, $primary_table, $primary_id_column, $context );
}

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Version Description
3.2.0 Introduced.

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    Example

    <?php  
$meta_query = array(
	array(
		'key' => 'color',
		'value' => 'blue',
		'compare' => 'NOT LIKE'
	)
);
global $wpdb;
$meta_sql = get_meta_sql( $meta_query, 'post', $wpdb->posts, 'ID' );

    Output depending on the meta query:

    Array
(
    [join] =>  INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id)
    [where] =>  AND ( (wp_postmeta.meta_key = 'color' AND CAST(wp_postmeta.meta_value AS CHAR) NOT LIKE '%blue%') )
)

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