[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55942: Add a "value type" parameter to get_option() and get_metadata()

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#55942: Add a "value type" parameter to get_option() and get_metadata()
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 Reporter:  azaozz                               |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.3
Component:  Options, Meta APIs                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests needs-      |     Focuses:
  testing                                        |  performance
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Comment (by azaozz):

 @rjasdfiii @Otto42 Thanks for the explanation of the MySQL `DECIMAL`
 format. As @Otto42 mentions I don't think there is a column in any of the
 default WP tables that is using or may benefit from it.

 There are several that are `LONGTEXT`, like option and meta values, but
 they are designed to hold different types of data. Hence the use of PHP's
 `serialize()` and the need of this ticket to maker it possible to retrieve
 strict data types.

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