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sanitizing Sanitizing integer input for update_post_meta

When updating a post meta where the input will be always an integer, should iI use (int) or is there anya WordPress function for that (eg. sanitize_text_field) For?

For example:

if(isset($_POST['category_id'])){
    update_post_meta($post->ID, 'category_id', (int)($_POST['category_id']));
}

sanitizing integer input for update_post_meta

When updating a post meta where the input will be always an integer, should i use (int) or is there any WordPress function for that (eg. sanitize_text_field) For example

if(isset($_POST['category_id'])){
    update_post_meta($post->ID, 'category_id', (int)($_POST['category_id']));
}

Sanitizing integer input for update_post_meta

When updating a post meta where the input will be always an integer, should I use (int) or is there a WordPress function for that (eg. sanitize_text_field)?

For example:

if(isset($_POST['category_id'])){
    update_post_meta($post->ID, 'category_id', (int)($_POST['category_id']));
}
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sanitizing integer input for update_post_meta

When updating a post meta where the input will be always an integer, should i use (int) or is there any WordPress function for that (eg. sanitize_text_field) For example

if(isset($_POST['category_id'])){
    update_post_meta($post->ID, 'category_id', (int)($_POST['category_id']));
}