Index: method-exists.xml
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RCS file: /repository/phpdoc/en/reference/classobj/functions/method-exists.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -p -u -r1.7 method-exists.xml
--- method-exists.xml	14 Jan 2007 15:10:19 -0000	1.7
+++ method-exists.xml	3 Apr 2007 06:52:19 -0000
@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@
   &reftitle.description;
   <methodsynopsis>
    <type>bool</type><methodname>method_exists</methodname>
-   <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>object</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>var</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>method_name</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Checks if the class method exists in the given
-   <parameter>object</parameter>.
+   Checks if the class method exists in the given class or object
+   <parameter>var</parameter>.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+    <note>
+      <para>
+	In PHP4, this function only accepts instances, not class names.
+      </para>
+    </note>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
@@ -22,10 +29,10 @@
   <para>
    <variablelist>
     <varlistentry>
-     <term><parameter>object</parameter></term>
+     <term><parameter>var</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       An object instance
+       An object instance or class name
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
    Returns &true; if the method given by <parameter>method_name</parameter>
-   has been defined for the given <parameter>object</parameter>, &false; 
+   has been defined for the given object or class <parameter>var</parameter>, &false; 
    otherwise.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title><function>method_exists</function> example</title>
+    <title><function>method_exists</function> object example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
@@ -68,6 +75,22 @@ bool(true)
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>
+   <example>
+     <title><function>method_exists</function> class example</title>
+     <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+var_dump(method_exists('Directory', 'read'));
+?>
+]]>
+     </programlisting>
+     &example.outputs;
+     <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+bool(true)
+]]>
+     </screen>
+   </example>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="seealso">