[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19012: get_ID and the_ID should accept $id as a parameter

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#19012: get_ID and the_ID should accept $id as a parameter
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 Reporter:  peterchester                         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |  peterchester
 Priority:  normal                               |      Status:  new
Component:  Post Types                           |   Milestone:  Awaiting
 Severity:  normal                               |  Review
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing needs-codex  |     Version:  3.3
                                                 |  Resolution:
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Comment (by peterchester):

 It's pretty straight forward. Basically, I see a TON of repeated code all
 over the place that basically looks like this:

 {{{
 function myfunction ($post_id = null) {
         if ($post_id == null) {
                 $post_id = get_ID();
         }
         ...
 }
 }}}

 I'm proposing that we abstract that effort to the get_ID function itself
 so that one could simply do this:

 {{{
 function myfunction ($post_id = null) {
         $post_id = get_ID( $post_id );
         ...
 }
 }}}

 It should have no effect on existing code at all since it's an optional
 parameter, but moving forward it could be super helpful to everyone.

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