is_serialized
is_serialized ( $data, $strict = true )
Parameters:- (string) data Value to check to see if was serialized.
- (bool) strict Optional. Whether to be strict about the end of the string. Default true.
Returns:- (bool) False if not serialized and true if it was.
Defined at:Change Log: - Introduced in WordPress: 2.0.5
- Deprecated in WordPress: —
Description
Checks 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.