Index: src/wp-includes/post.php
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--- src/wp-includes/post.php	(revision 42997)
+++ src/wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -526,15 +526,14 @@
 function get_children( $args = '', $output = OBJECT ) {
 	$kids = array();
 	if ( empty( $args ) ) {
-		if ( isset( $GLOBALS['post'] ) ) {
-			$args = array( 'post_parent' => (int) $GLOBALS['post']->post_parent );
-		} else {
+		if ( ! isset( $GLOBALS['post'] ) ) {
 			return $kids;
 		}
+		$args['post_parent'] = (int) $GLOBALS['post']->post_parent;
 	} elseif ( is_object( $args ) ) {
-		$args = array( 'post_parent' => (int) $args->post_parent );
+		$args['post_parent'] = (int) $args->post_parent;
 	} elseif ( is_numeric( $args ) ) {
-		$args = array( 'post_parent' => (int) $args );
+		$args['post_parent'] = (int) $args;
 	}
 
 	$defaults = array(
@@ -562,22 +561,27 @@
 		$kids[ $child->ID ] = $children[ $key ];
 	}
 
-	if ( $output == OBJECT ) {
-		return $kids;
-	} elseif ( $output == ARRAY_A ) {
-		$weeuns = array();
-		foreach ( (array) $kids as $kid ) {
-			$weeuns[ $kid->ID ] = get_object_vars( $kids[ $kid->ID ] );
-		}
-		return $weeuns;
-	} elseif ( $output == ARRAY_N ) {
-		$babes = array();
-		foreach ( (array) $kids as $kid ) {
-			$babes[ $kid->ID ] = array_values( get_object_vars( $kids[ $kid->ID ] ) );
-		}
-		return $babes;
-	} else {
-		return $kids;
+	switch ( $output ) {
+		case OBJECT:
+			return $kids;
+			break;
+		case ARRAY_A:
+			$weeuns = array();
+			foreach ( (array) $kids as $kid ) {
+				$weeuns[ $kid->ID ] = get_object_vars( $kids[ $kid->ID ] );
+			}
+			return $weeuns;
+			break;
+		case ARRAY_N:
+			$babies = array();
+			foreach ( (array) $kids as $kid ) {
+				$babies[ $kid->ID ] = array_values( get_object_vars( $kids[ $kid->ID ] ) );
+			}
+			return $babies;
+			break;
+		default:
+			return $kids;
+			break;
 	}
 }