[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 dev-feedback  |
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch dev-feedback


Comment:

 Note that `get_tag()` just returns the value of `get_term()`, so it
 returns `null` if the tag doesn't exist. Should we match `get_tag()` for
 consistency, or should we return a `wp_error` as per Sergey's patch?

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