_draft_or_post_title() │ WP 2.7.0

Gets the post title.

The post title is fetched and if it is blank then a default string is returned.

Internal function — this function is designed to be used by the kernel itself. It is not recommended to use this function in your code.

No Hooks.

Return

String. The post title if set.

Usage

_draft_or_post_title( $post );
$post(int|WP_Post)
Post ID or WP_Post object.
Default: global $post

Changelog

Since 2.7.0 Introduced.

_draft_or_post_title() code WP 6.8

wp-admin/includes/template.php 
function _draft_or_post_title( $post = 0 ) {
	$title = get_the_title( $post );
	if ( empty( $title ) ) {
		$title = __( '(no title)' );
	}
	return esc_html( $title );
}