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27           _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.1.0' );
28
29      /**
30       * Filters the display name of the current post's author.
31       *
32       * @since 2.9.0
33       *
34       * @param string $authordata->display_name The author's display name.
35       */
36      return apply_filters('the_author', is_object($authordata) ? $authordata->display_name : null);
37 }
38
39 /**
40  * Display the name of the author of the current post.
41  *
42  * The behavior of this function is based off of old functionality predating
43  * get_the_author(). This function is not deprecated, but is designed to echo
44  * the value from get_the_author() and as an result of any old theme that might
45  * still use the old behavior will also pass the value from get_the_author().