[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28310: Accessing properties of null returned from get_post()

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#28310: Accessing properties of null returned from get_post()
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 Reporter:  GaryJ              |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                     |
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 `get_the_date()`, `get_the_time()`, `get_post_time()` and
 `get_post_modified_time()` all call `get_post()` and then proceed to
 assume that what was returned was an object, and not the `null` that it
 could have been. When null is returned, Notices are thrown of "Trying to
 get property of non-object'.

 My use case is unit testing the filter hook of a shortcode function which
 would usually get the post date. The unit test doesn't create a post, and
 not should it, since the ability for WP to return the right post date is
 not being tested. The PHP Notice generated from core however makes the
 unit test into a failure, when it would otherwise have passed the filter
 aspect of the test just fine.

 In real terms, if a post date or time can't be determined, since the post
 can't be determined, then returning an empty string must be better than
 generating a Notice?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28310>
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