[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23109: Inconsistent returned value

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#23109: Inconsistent returned value
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 Reporter:  fp2x          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Taxonomy      |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |
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Changes (by SergeyBiryukov):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 > `get_cat_ID` doesn't take avantage of `_make_cat_compat`.

 It doesn't need to. `_make_cat_compat()` just fills up some legacy
 category fields: [[BR]]
 http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.5/wp-
 includes/category.php#L301

 It makes sense for `get_category_by_slug()`, which returns the full
 object, but not for `get_cat_ID()`, which only returns the ID.

 I can reproduce getting 0 when passing a slug rather than the name to
 `get_cat_ID()`. But that's the expected result if there's no category by
 that name. If the name actually matches the slug, `get_cat_ID()` returns
 the proper ID. This behaviour is the same in 3.4 and 3.5.

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