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148  *
149  * @param string $separator Optional, default is empty string. Separator for between the categories.
150  * @param string $parents Optional. How to display the parents.
151  * @param int $post_id Optional. Post ID to retrieve categories.
152  * @return string
153  */
154 function get_the_category_list( $separator = '', $parents='', $post_id = false ) {
155      global $wp_rewrite;
156      if ( ! is_object_in_taxonomy( get_post_type( $post_id ), 'category' ) )
157           return apply_filters( 'the_category', '', $separator, $parents );
158
159      $categories = get_the_category( $post_id );
160      if ( empty( $categories ) )
161           return apply_filters( 'the_category', __( 'Uncategorized' ), $separator, $parents );
162
163      $rel = ( is_object( $wp_rewrite ) && $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) ? 'rel="category tag"' : 'rel="category"';
164
165      $thelist = '';
166      if ( '' == $separator ) {
167           $thelist .= '<ul class="post-categories">';
168           foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
169                $thelist .= "\n\t<li>";
170                switch ( strtolower( $parents ) ) {
 
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203                          $thelist .= "$category->name</a>";
204                          break;
205                     case '':
206                     default:
207                          $thelist .= '<a href="' . esc_url( get_category_link( $category->term_id ) ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) ) . '" ' . $rel . '>' . $category->name.'</a>';
208                }
209                ++$i;
210           }
211      }
212      return apply_filters( 'the_category', $thelist, $separator, $parents );
213 }
214
215 /**
216  * Check if the current post in within any of the given categories.
217  *
218  * The given categories are checked against the post's categories' term_ids, names and slugs.
219  * Categories given as integers will only be checked against the post's categories' term_ids.
220  *
221  * Prior to v2.5 of WordPress, category names were not supported.