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3 /**
4  * Get the author of the current post in the Loop.
5  * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
6  * @param string $deprecated Deprecated.
7  * @return string The author's display name.
8  */
9 function get_the_author($deprecated = '') {
10      global $authordata;
11      return apply_filters('the_author', $authordata->display_name);
12 }
13
14 /**
15  * Echo the name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
16  * @see get_the_author()
17  * @param string $deprecated Deprecated.
18  * @param string $deprecated_echo Echo the string or return it. Deprecated, use get_the_author().
19  * @return string The author's display name, from get_the_author().
20  */