_post_states() WordPress Function

function _post_states( $post, $display = true ) {
	$post_states        = get_post_states( $post );
	$post_states_string = '';

	if ( ! empty( $post_states ) ) {
		$state_count = count( $post_states );

		$i = 0;

		$post_states_string .= ' — ';

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

			$sep = ( $i < $state_count ) ? ', ' : '';

			$post_states_string .= "<span class='post-state'>$state$sep</span>";
		}
	}

	if ( $display ) {
		echo $post_states_string;
	}

	return $post_states_string;
}