Doc #65894 [NEW]: array_reduce documentation: callback has parameter by reference

From: inefedor at gmail dot com Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Arrays related Bug Type: Documentation Problem Bug description:array_reduce documentation: callback has parameter by reference Description: ------------ Hi, In the documentation on array_reduce function ( http://php.net/manual/ru/function.array-reduce.php ) there's callback in the parameters list and it is defined like so "mixed callback ( mixed &$result , mixed $item )". The $result parameter, for some reason, is being received by reference. But it doesn't make any sense, does it? This variable is destroyed right after zend_call_function call was made. I know, it might seem like pretty minor bug, but it confused me (and my colleagues) so many times. It may seem like one supposed to result in this variable instead of returning it, so there lays a confusion... -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65894&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65894&r=mysqlcfg