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3088            * passed to the filter by reference. If WP_Query does not perform a database
3089            * query, it will not have enough information to generate these values itself.
3090            *
3091            * @since 4.6.0
3092            *
3093            * @param WP_Post[]|int[]|null $posts Return an array of post data to short-circuit WP's query,
3094            *                                    or null to allow WP to run its normal queries.
3095            * @param WP_Query             $query The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
3096            */
3097           $this->posts = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_pre_query', array( null, &$this ) );
3098
3099           /*
3100            * Ensure the ID database query is able to be cached.
3101            *
3102            * Random queries are expected to have unpredictable results and
3103            * cannot be cached. Note the space before `RAND` in the string
3104            * search, that to ensure against a collision with another
3105            * function.
3106            */