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127       * Filter the value of the requested user metadata.
128       *
129       * The filter name is dynamic and depends on the $field parameter of the function.
130       *
131       * @since 2.8.0
132       *
133       * @param string $value   The value of the metadata.
134       * @param int    $user_id The user ID.
135       */
136      return apply_filters( 'get_the_author_' . $field, $value, $user_id );
137 }
138
139 /**
140  * Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post.
141  * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
142  * @since 2.8.0
143  * @param string $field selects the field of the users record.
144  * @param int $user_id Optional. User ID.
145  * @echo string The author's field from the current author's DB object.