Ticket #19012: post-template.diff

Index: wp-includes/post-template.php
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--- wp-includes/post-template.php       (revision 19023)
+++ wp-includes/post-template.php       (working copy)
@@ -11,23 +11,34 @@
 /**
  * Display the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.
  *
+ * If the optional $id param is passed then this will simply display the $id.
+ *
  * @since 0.71
+ *
+ * @param int $id Optional. Post ID.
  */
-function the_ID() {
-       echo get_the_ID();
+function the_ID( $id = 0 ) {
+       echo get_the_ID( $id );
 }
 
 /**
  * Retrieve the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.
  *
+ * If the optional $id param is passed then this will simply return the $id.
+ *
  * @since 2.1.0
  * @uses $post
  *
+ * @param int $id Optional. Post ID.
  * @return int
  */
-function get_the_ID() {
-       global $post;
-       return $post->ID;
+function get_the_ID( $id = 0 ) {
+       if ( (int) $id > 0 ) {
+               return $id;
+       } else {
+               global $post;
+               return $post->ID;
+       }
 }
 
 /**