[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25429: `get_the_category_by_ID` triggers PHP notice on non-existent category

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#25429: `get_the_category_by_ID` triggers PHP notice on non-existent category
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 Reporter:  ericmann      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.7
Component:  Taxonomy      |     Version:  2.3
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |
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Comment (by ericmann):

 That works for me. I was more concerned about using functions internally
 that can return `null` then immediately trying to access
 `$category->name`, which is what triggered the notice.

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