maybe_unserialize() WP 1.0

Unserialize value only if it was serialized.

No Hooks.

Return

Mixed. Unserialized data can be any type.

Usage

maybe_unserialize( $original );

$original(string) (required)

Maybe unserialized original, if is needed.

Code of maybe unserialize: wp-includes/functions.php ^{WP 5.2.2}

<?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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