get_post_custom_values() broken?

[jasontromm]

get_post_custom_values() appears to be broken in WP 2.0. I know there are entries in the wp_postmeta table for the entry I'm looking at, but they're not retrieved by get_post_custom_values(). (I'm using the multi-topic-icon plugin.)

I'm not entirely sure as to how that function should work, so I guessed. It was the same in 1.5.2 as it is now, but that is a buggy state. I've attached a patch that works in the following way:

get_post_custom_values() has an optional values parameter. If you pass it, the function will return all values with that key. If you don't pass it, or you pass an empty parameter, the function acts exactly like get_post_custom (in fact, it just calls get_post_custom :))

minus debugging cruft

minus debugging cruft

(In [3448]) get_post_custom_values update. Fixes #2160

I'm reopening the ticket because the logic in the fix makes no sense.

If no $key param is provided get_post_custom_values() returns $post_meta_cache[$id], but with a $key it returns the output of get_post_custom(). That's effectively the same thing!

Providing a {$}key never returns values for that key, but rather an array of all keys and values.

I'm uploading a patch which reverts get_post_custom_values() to its original intent, at least when $key param is provided.

Has get_post_custom_values() return $post_meta_cache[$id][$key] if $key param provided.

post custom cleanup

More comprehensive patch that cleans up post_custom a bit.

(In [3486]) post_custom cleanup. fixes #2160

Milestone 2.0.1 deleted