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maybe_unserialize › WordPress Function

Since2.0.0
Deprecatedn/a
› maybe_unserialize ( $data )
Parameters:
  • (string) $data Data that might be unserialized.
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (mixed) Unserialized data can be any type.
Defined at:
Codex:

Unserializes data only if it was serialized.



Related Functions: maybe_serialize, is_serialized, traverse_and_serialize_block, image_downsize, traverse_and_serialize_blocks

Source 

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

	return $data;
}