Doc #65355 [Opn->Nab]: Documented return values for DOMNode::hasChildNodes are incorrect

From: Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 06:45:13 +0000
Subject: Doc #65355 [Opn->Nab]: Documented return values for DOMNode::hasChildNodes are incorrect
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65355&edit=1 ID: 65355 Updated by: krakjoe@php.net Reported by: kyle at klowell dot com Summary: Documented return values for DOMNode::hasChildNodes are incorrect -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: hasChildNodes poses a question, just like hasNoChildNodes does. The return values description is perfectly sufficient. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-29 18:28:52] kyle at klowell dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/domnode.haschildnodes#refsect1- domnode.haschildnodes-returnvalues --- Currently the page lists the following: ``` Return Values Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. ``` This is incorrect, since the method returns TRUE when the node has child elements, and FALSE when it does not. FALSE may or may not be returned by an error state, but the developer is most likely looking for the empty state. This should probably be changed to: ``` Return Values Returns TRUE if the node has children or FALSE if not. ``` ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65355&edit=1

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