wp_get_recent_posts( array $args = array(), string $output = ARRAY_A )

function wp_get_recent_posts( $args = array(), $output = ARRAY_A ) {

	if ( is_numeric( $args ) ) {
		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, 'WP-3.1.0', __( 'Passing an integer number of posts is deprecated. Pass an array of arguments instead.' ) );
		$args = array( 'numberposts' => absint( $args ) );
	}

	// Set default arguments.
	$defaults = array(
		'numberposts' => 10, 'offset' => 0,
		'category' => 0, 'orderby' => 'post_date',
		'order' => 'DESC', 'include' => '',
		'exclude' => '', 'meta_key' => '',
		'meta_value' =>'', 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => 'draft, publish, future, pending, private',
		'suppress_filters' => true
	);

	$r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	$results = get_posts( $r );

	// Backward compatibility. Prior to WP-3.1 expected posts to be returned in array.
	if ( ARRAY_A == $output ){
		foreach ( $results as $key => $result ) {
			$results[$key] = get_object_vars( $result );
		}
		return $results ? $results : array();
	}

	return $results ? $results : false;

}