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File: wp-includes/deprecated.php

function get_links($category = -1, $before = '', $after = '<br />', $between = ' ', $show_images = true, $orderby = 'name',
			$show_description = true, $show_rating = false, $limit = -1, $show_updated = 1, $echo = true) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.1.0', 'get_bookmarks()' );

	$order = 'ASC';
	if ( substr($orderby, 0, 1) == '_' ) {
		$order = 'DESC';
		$orderby = substr($orderby, 1);
	}

	if ( $category == -1 ) // get_bookmarks() uses '' to signify all categories.
		$category = '';

	$results = get_bookmarks(array('category' => $category, 'orderby' => $orderby, 'order' => $order, 'show_updated' => $show_updated, 'limit' => $limit));

	if ( !$results )
		return;

	$output = '';

	foreach ( (array) $results as $row ) {
		if ( !isset($row->recently_updated) )
			$row->recently_updated = false;
		$output .= $before;
		if ( $show_updated && $row->recently_updated )
			$output .= get_option('links_recently_updated_prepend');
		$the_link = '#';
		if ( !empty($row->link_url) )
			$the_link = esc_url($row->link_url);
		$rel = $row->link_rel;
		if ( '' != $rel )
			$rel = ' rel="' . $rel . '"';

		$desc = esc_attr(sanitize_bookmark_field('link_description', $row->link_description, $row->link_id, 'display'));
		$name = esc_attr(sanitize_bookmark_field('link_name', $row->link_name, $row->link_id, 'display'));
		$title = $desc;

		if ( $show_updated )
			if (substr($row->link_updated_f, 0, 2) != '00')
				$title .= ' ('.__('Last updated') . ' ' . gmdate(get_option('links_updated_date_format'), $row->link_updated_f + (get_option('gmt_offset') * HOUR_IN_SECONDS)) . ')';

		if ( '' != $title )
			$title = ' title="' . $title . '"';

		$alt = ' alt="' . $name . '"';

		$target = $row->link_target;
		if ( '' != $target )
			$target = ' target="' . $target . '"';

		$output .= '<a href="' . $the_link . '"' . $rel . $title . $target. '>';

		if ( $row->link_image != null && $show_images ) {
			if ( strpos($row->link_image, 'http') !== false )
				$output .= "<img src=\"$row->link_image\" $alt $title />";
			else // If it's a relative path.
				$output .= "<img src=\"" . get_option('siteurl') . "$row->link_image\" $alt $title />";
		} else {
			$output .= $name;
		}

		$output .= '</a>';

		if ( $show_updated && $row->recently_updated )
			$output .= get_option('links_recently_updated_append');

		if ( $show_description && '' != $desc )
			$output .= $between . $desc;

		if ($show_rating) {
			$output .= $between . get_linkrating($row);
		}

		$output .= "$after\n";
	} // End while.

	if ( !$echo )
		return $output;
	echo $output;
}