Doc #65614 [Opn->Csd]: misleading documentation in php.net: default values by reference

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65614&edit=1 ID: 65614 Updated by: daverandom@php.net Reported by: 4d95cb4a at opayq dot com Summary: misleading documentation in php.net: default values by reference -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: daverandom Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-09-10 15:26:19] daverandom@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of daverandom Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=331339 Log: From doc bug 65614 This change makes the wording clearer for byref arguments being allowed a default value in the function signature. -- Provided by anonymous #33404 (leight@gmail.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-09-04 10:29:24] 4d95cb4a at opayq dot com Description: ------------ misleading documentation in php.net: Note: As of PHP 5, default values may be passed by reference: http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php#functions.arguments.default what it currently says: Note: As of PHP 5, default values may be passed by reference. what is should say: Note: As of PHP 5, reference arguments may have default values. Expected result: ---------------- the meaning of the documentation: function bar(&$baz = 'baz') { } Actual result: -------------- from the current documentation you can understand: function bar($baz = $foo) { } // syntax error or: function bar($baz = &$foo) { } // syntax error ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65614&edit=1