Req #64056 [Opn->Wfx]: array_rand returns differ - should always be an array

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64056&edit=1 ID: 64056 Updated by: pajoye@php.net Reported by: joern dot berkefeld at bittubes dot com Summary: array_rand returns differ - should always be an array -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues Operating System: - PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: We can't change that due to backward compatibility reason. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-01-23 14:57:37] joern dot berkefeld at bittubes dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.array-rand --- From the manual: "If you are picking only one entry, array_rand() returns the key for a random entry. Otherwise, it returns an array of keys for the random entries" That causes problems as this functionality is unexpected. Functions should always return the same type (or false / null for failure) Expected result: ---------------- get an array regardless of the number of results Actual result: -------------- the function returns an integer for one result and an array for multiple results ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64056&edit=1