maybe_unserialize( string $original )

Unserialize value only if it was serialized.

Parameters

$original

(string) (Required) Maybe unserialized original, if is needed.

Return

(mixed) Unserialized data can be any type.

Source

File: wp-includes/functions.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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Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/functions.php: is_serialized()

Check value to find if it was serialized.

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.0.0 Introduced.