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171  * @param string $separator Optional, default is empty string. Separator for between the categories.
172  * @param string $parents Optional. How to display the parents.
173  * @param int $post_id Optional. Post ID to retrieve categories.
174  * @return string
175  */
176 function get_the_category_list( $separator = '', $parents='', $post_id = false ) {
177      global $wp_rewrite;
178      $categories = get_the_category( $post_id );
179      if ( empty( $categories ) )
180           return apply_filters( 'the_category', __( 'Uncategorized' ), $separator, $parents );
181
182      $rel = ( is_object( $wp_rewrite ) && $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) ? 'rel="category tag"' : 'rel="category"';
183
184      $thelist = '';
185      if ( '' == $separator ) {
186           $thelist .= '<ul class="post-categories">';
187           foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
188                $thelist .= "\n\t<li>";
189                switch ( strtolower( $parents ) ) {
 
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222                          $thelist .= "$category->cat_name</a>";
223                          break;
224                     case '':
225                     default:
226                          $thelist .= '<a href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) ) . '" ' . $rel . '>' . $category->name.'</a>';
227                }
228                ++$i;
229           }
230      }
231      return apply_filters( 'the_category', $thelist, $separator, $parents );
232 }
233
234
235 /**
236  * Check if the current post in within any of the given categories.
237  *
238  * The given categories are checked against the post's categories' term_ids, names and slugs.
239  * Categories given as integers will only be checked against the post's categories' term_ids.
240  *