_media_states() │ WP 3.2.0

Outputs the attachment media states as HTML.

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.

Returns

String. Media states string.

Usage

_media_states( $post, $display );
$post(WP_Post) (required)
The attachment post to retrieve states for.
$display(true|false)
Whether to display the post states as an HTML string.
Default: true

Changelog

Since 3.2.0 Introduced.
Since 5.6.0 Added the $display parameter and a return value.

_media_states() code WP 7.0

wp-admin/includes/template.php 
function _media_states( $post, $display = true ) {
	$media_states        = get_media_states( $post );
	$media_states_string = '';

	if ( ! empty( $media_states ) ) {
		$state_count = count( $media_states );
		$separator   = wp_get_list_item_separator();

		$i = 0;

		$media_states_string .= ' — ';

		foreach ( $media_states as $state ) {
			++$i;

			$suffix = ( $i < $state_count ) ? $separator : '';

			$media_states_string .= "<span class='post-state'>{$state}{$suffix}</span>";
		}
	}

	if ( $display ) {
		echo $media_states_string;
	}

	return $media_states_string;
}