WP_REST_Meta_Fields::update_meta_value( int $object_id, string $meta_key, string $name, mixed $value )
Updates a meta value for an object.
Description Description
Parameters Parameters
- $object_id
-
(int) (Required) Object ID to update.
- $meta_key
-
(string) (Required) Key for the custom field.
- $name
-
(string) (Required) Name for the field that is exposed in the REST API.
- $value
-
(mixed) (Required) Updated value.
Return Return
(bool|WP_Error) True if the meta field was updated, WP_Error otherwise.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/rest-api/fields/class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php
protected function update_meta_value( $object_id, $meta_key, $name, $value ) { $meta_type = $this->get_meta_type(); if ( ! current_user_can( "edit_{$meta_type}_meta", $object_id, $meta_key ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_update', /* translators: %s: Custom field key. */ sprintf( __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit the %s custom field.' ), $name ), array( 'key' => $name, 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code(), ) ); } // Do the exact same check for a duplicate value as in update_metadata() to avoid update_metadata() returning false. $old_value = get_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key ); $subtype = get_object_subtype( $meta_type, $object_id ); $args = $this->get_registered_fields()[ $meta_key ]; if ( 1 === count( $old_value ) ) { $sanitized = sanitize_meta( $meta_key, $value, $meta_type, $subtype ); if ( in_array( $args['type'], array( 'string', 'number', 'integer', 'boolean' ), true ) ) { // The return value of get_metadata will always be a string for scalar types. $sanitized = (string) $sanitized; } if ( $sanitized === $old_value[0] ) { return true; } } if ( ! update_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, wp_slash( $meta_key ), wp_slash_strings_only( $value ) ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_meta_database_error', /* translators: %s: Custom field key. */ sprintf( __( 'Could not update the meta value of %s in database.' ), $meta_key ), array( 'key' => $name, 'status' => WP_Http::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, ) ); } return true; }
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