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3127            * passed to the filter by reference. If WP_Query does not perform a database
3128            * query, it will not have enough information to generate these values itself.
3129            *
3130            * @since 4.6.0
3131            *
3132            * @param WP_Post[]|int[]|null $posts Return an array of post data to short-circuit WP's query,
3133            *                                    or null to allow WP to run its normal queries.
3134            * @param WP_Query             $query The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
3135            */
3136           $this->posts = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_pre_query', array( null, &$this ) );
3137
3138           /*
3139            * Ensure the ID database query is able to be cached.
3140            *
3141            * Random queries are expected to have unpredictable results and
3142            * cannot be cached. Note the space before `RAND` in the string
3143            * search, that to ensure against a collision with another
3144            * function.
3145            *