[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42699: WP_Post $post object not properly returning values for meta keys

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#42699: WP_Post $post object not properly returning values for meta keys
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 Reporter:  saiu                |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Options, Meta APIs  |     Version:  4.9
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by saiu):

 I'm displaying a custom post type defined by the theme, so I cannot try
 another theme.

 I used `gettype()` on the `$post` variable and for the posts that are
 producing an error, it is an array! On the two that this line works for
 the `$post` variable is an object.

 However, just 3 lines above the problematic one I am also using the
 `$post->metakey` property to get a different meta key-value pair,
 `$post->projectsiteid`, and that works just fine for every one. Even the
 ones where `gettype($post)` returns `array`, the code
 `$post->projectsiteid` works 3 lines up. Why would that work if `$post`
 weren't an object for that iteration of the loop?

 So...why, for the query of this custom post type, are 6 of the 8 returned
 as an array and the other 2 returned as objects?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42699#comment:5>
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