query_post by title?

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is it possible to create a loop of posts using WP_Query or query_posts using the title?

ie

$args = array('post_title'='LIKE '.$str.'% ');

$res = WP_Query($arg);

// the loop...


// trying this now...
$mypostids = $wpdb->get_col("select ID from $wpdb->posts where post_title like 'Abb%' ");

echo count($mypostids).", ";    // works but can't echo out array of IDs for the next args?

$args = array(
    'post__in'=> $mypostids
);

$res = WP_Query($args);

while( $res->have_posts() ) : $res->the_post(); ...

5

functions.php

<?php
add_filter( 'posts_where', 'title_like_posts_where', 10, 2 );
function title_like_posts_where( $where, $wp_query ) {
    global $wpdb;
    if ( $post_title_like = $wp_query->get( 'post_title_like' ) ) {
        $where .= ' AND ' . $wpdb->posts . '.post_title LIKE \'%' . esc_sql( $wpdb->esc_like( $post_title_like ) ) . '%\'';
    }
    return $where;
}
?>

Then:

$args = array(
    'post_title_like' => $str
);
$res = new WP_Query($args);

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