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Function Reference/is serialized

Description

Check value to find if it was serialized.

If $data is not a string, then returned value will always be false. Serialized data is always a string.

Usage

<?php is_serialized$data ?>

Parameters

$data
(mixed) (required) Value to check to see if was serialized.
Default: None

Return Values

(boolean) 
False if not serialized and true if it was.

Examples

Notes

  • Data might need to be serialized to allow it to be successfully stored and retrieved from a database in a form that PHP can understand.

Change Log

Since: 2.0.5

Source File

is_serialized() is located in wp-includes/functions.php.

Related

See also index of Function Reference and index of Template Tags.