[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:  wonderboymusic
     Type:  defect (bug)           |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Taxonomy               |     Version:  2.3
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by wonderboymusic):

 * owner:   => wonderboymusic
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 In [changeset:"27521"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="" revision="27521"
 Avoid a notice in `get_the_category_by_ID()` when `is_wp_error( $term )`
 is false but `$term->name` is not set. Clarify the `@return` value of
 `get_category()` and `get_tag()` which return the same possible types as
 `get_term()`, which they wrap.

 Props ericmann, SergeyBiryukov.
 Fixes #25429.
 }}}

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