_get_meta_table( string $type )

Retrieves the name of the metadata table for the specified object type.


Parameters

$type

(Required) Type of object metadata is for. Accepts 'post', 'comment', 'term', 'user', or any other object type with an associated meta table.


Return

(string|false) Metadata table name, or false if no metadata table exists


Source

File: wp-includes/meta.php

function _get_meta_table($type) {
	global $wpdb;

	$table_name = $type . 'meta';

	if ( empty($wpdb->$table_name) )
		return false;

	return $wpdb->$table_name;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.9.0 Introduced.