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WP_Object_Cache::replace( int|string $key, mixed $data, string $group = 'default', int $expire = 0 ): bool

Since
2.0.0
Source
wp-includes/class-wp-object-cache.php:259
Replaces the contents in the cache, if contents already exist.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 2.0.0
PHP
7.4–8.6-dev
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.

Parameters

$keyint|string
What to call the contents in the cache.
$datamixed
The contents to store in the cache.
$groupstringoptional
Where to group the cache contents. Default 'default'.Default: 'default'
$expireintoptional
When to expire the cache contents, in seconds.
Default 0 (no expiration).Default: 0

Return value

bool
True if contents were replaced, false if original value does not exist.

Performance profile

How much work a call to WP_Object_Cache::replace() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.

Cost class
Heavy

Reaches the database via WP_Object_Cache::replace().

Scaling
Constant

No loop in the body: the same number of instructions runs whatever you pass in.

Instructions
9–33

Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 35.

Plugin surface
None

Nothing here hands control to plugin code.

Called by
0

Nothing in core calls this; the cost is only what you spend yourself.

What it touches

  • sqldatabase queryWP_Object_Cache::replace()this function does it

What one call costs · 3 distinct outcomes

One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost WP_Object_Cache::replace() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.

WhenInstructionsCalls it makes
!->is_valid_key()9->is_valid_key()
->is_valid_key() && !->_exists()19–26->is_valid_key(), ->_exists()
->is_valid_key() && ->_exists()26–33->is_valid_key(), ->_exists(), ->set()

Across PHP versions

Compiles the same on PHP 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6-dev: 35 instructions, 9–33 executed per call, 5 branches. The work does not change between versions.

An instruction is not a fixed amount of time, so a matching count is not necessarily the same speed; what it rules out is a difference in the work itself.

Uses · 3

Source code

	public function replace( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) {		if ( ! $this->is_valid_key( $key ) ) {			return false;		} 		if ( empty( $group ) ) {			$group = 'default';		} 		$id = $key;		if ( $this->multisite && ! isset( $this->global_groups[ $group ] ) ) {			$id = $this->blog_prefix . $key;		} 		if ( ! $this->_exists( $id, $group ) ) {			return false;		} 		return $this->set( $key, $data, $group, (int) $expire );	}

Changelog

Introduced in 2.0.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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