[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33281: get_term_by() not returning false if ID does not exist

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#33281: get_term_by() not returning false if ID does not exist
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 Reporter:  charlestonsw  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Taxonomy      |     Version:  2.3
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:
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Changes (by helen):

 * keywords:   => close
 * version:  trunk => 2.3


Comment:

 I imagine it's done this since the introduction of the function in 2.3.
 I'm not sure this can reasonably be changed now, given that developers may
 be doing strict comparisons now that this kind of change would break. The
 inline docs seem like they could use updating to really lay out which
 situation returns which value.

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