WP_Media_List_Table::column_author │ public │ WP 4.3.0

Handles the author column output.

Method of the class: WP_Media_List_Table{}

No Hooks.

Returns

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

$WP_Media_List_Table = new WP_Media_List_Table();
$WP_Media_List_Table->column_author( $post );
$post(WP_Post) (required)
The current WP_Post object.

Changelog

Since 4.3.0 Introduced.
Since 6.8.0 Added fallback text when author's name is unknown.

WP_Media_List_Table::column_author() code WP 6.8.3

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php 
public function column_author( $post ) {
	$author = get_the_author();

	if ( ! empty( $author ) ) {
		printf(
			'<a href="%s">%s</a>',
			esc_url( add_query_arg( array( 'author' => get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ), 'upload.php' ) ),
			esc_html( $author )
		);
	} else {
		echo '<span aria-hidden="true">&#8212;</span><span class="screen-reader-text">' . __( '(no author)' ) . '</span>';
	}
}