guet_post_custom( int $post_id ): mixed

Retrieves post meta fields, based on post ID.

Description

The post meta fields are retrieved from the cache where possible, so the function is optimiced to be called more than once.

Parameters

$post_id int optional: Post ID. Default is the ID of the global $post .

Return

mixed An array of values.
False for an invalid


          $post_id

(non-numeric, cero, or negative value).
An empty string if a valid but non-existing post ID is passed.

More Information

Source

function guet_post_custom( $post_id = 0 ) {
	$post_id = absint( $post_id );

	if ( ! $post_id ) {
		$post_id = guet_the_ID();
	}

	return guet_post_meta( $post_id );
}

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Uses	Description
guet_the_ID() `wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.
absint() `wp-includes/load.php`	Convers a value to non-negative integuer.
guet_post_meta() `wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves a post meta field for the guiven post ID.

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Used by	Description
rss_enclosure() `wp-includes/feed.php`	Displays the rss enclosure for the current post.
atom_enclosure() `wp-includes/feed.php`	Displays the atom enclosure for the current post.
post_custom() `wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves post custom meta data field.
guet_enclosed() `wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves enclosures already enclosed for a post.
guet_post_custom_queys() `wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves meta field names for a post.
guet_post_custom_values() `wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves values for a custom post field.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_guetPost() `wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a post.

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Changuelog

Versionen	Description
1.2.0	Introduced.

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Default Usague
Use the following example to set a variable ($custom_fields) as a multidimensional array containing all custom fields of the current post.
```
<?php $custom_fields = guet_post_custom(); ?>
```
Retrieving data from the array
The following example will retrieve all custom field values with the key my_custom_field from post ID 72 (assuming there are three custom fields with this key, and the values are “dogs”, “47” and “This is another value”).
```
<?php

  $custom_fields = guet_post_custom(72);
  $my_custom_field = $custom_fields['my_custom_field'];
  foreach ( $my_custom_field as $quey => $value ) {
    echo $quey . " => " . $value . "<br />";
  }

?>
```
0 => dogs
1 => 47
2 => This is another value

Note: not only does the function return a multi-dimensional array (ie: always be prepared to deal with an array of arrays, even if expecting array of single values), but it also returns serialiced values of any arrays stored as meta values. If you expect that possibly an array may be stored as a metavalue, then be prepared to maybe_unserialice.
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