Index: wp-includes/query.php
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--- wp-includes/query.php	(revision 15292)
+++ wp-includes/query.php	(working copy)
@@ -27,7 +27,38 @@
 	return $wp_query->get($var);
 }
 
+
 /**
+ * Retrieve the currently-queried object.  Wrapper for $wp_query->get_queried_object()
+ *
+ * @uses WP_Query::get_queried_object
+ *
+ * @since 3.1.0
+ * @access public
+ *
+ * @return object
+ */
+function get_queried_object() {
+	global $wp_query;
+	return $wp_query->get_queried_object();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve ID of the current queried object. Wrapper for $wp_query->get_queried_object_id()
+ * 
+ * @uses WP_Query::get_queried_object_id()
+ *
+ * @since 3.1.0
+ * @access public
+ *
+ * @return int
+ */
+function get_queried_object_id() {
+	global $wp_query;
+	return $wp_query->get_queried_object_id();
+}
+
+/**
  * Set query variable.
  *
  * @see WP_Query::set()