maybe_unserialize( string $original )

Unserialize value only if it was serialized.


Description


Parameters

$original

(string) (Required) Maybe unserialized original, if is needed.


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Return

(mixed) Unserialized data can be any type.


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Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php

function maybe_unserialize( $original ) {
	if ( is_serialized( $original ) ) { // don't attempt to unserialize data that wasn't serialized going in
		return @unserialize( $original );
	}
	return $original;
}

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Changelog

Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.