Doc->Bug #69011 [Opn->Wfx]: contraddiction in echo documentation

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69011&edit=1 ID: 69011 Updated by: sobak@php.net Reported by: teo8976 at gmail dot com Summary: contraddiction in echo documentation -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix -Type: Documentation Problem +Type: Bug -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Doc Build problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Sorry, but this is how our documentation renderer works. It can be changed, but I doubt anyone will find the time for such an edge case. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-02-08 02:35:26] teo8976 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.echo --- This: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1 [, string $... ] ) """ is in contraddiction with this: """ Additionally, if you want to pass more than one parameter to echo, the parameters must not be enclosed within parentheses. """ The second is true, so the first must be corrected. It should read something like: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1) void echo string $arg1 [, string $... ] """ And by the way, why on earth not changing the behavior so that it does accept parenthesis with more than one parameter?? Test script: --------------- --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.echo --- This: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1 [, string $... ] ) """ is in contraddiction with this: """ Additionally, if you want to pass more than one parameter to echo, the parameters must not be enclosed within parentheses. """ The second is true, so the first must be corrected. It should read something like: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1) void echo string $arg1 [, string $... ] """ And by the way, why on earth not changing the behavior so that it does accept parenthesis with more than one parameter?? Expected result: ---------------- --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.echo --- This: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1 [, string $... ] ) """ is in contraddiction with this: """ Additionally, if you want to pass more than one parameter to echo, the parameters must not be enclosed within parentheses. """ The second is true, so the first must be corrected. It should read something like: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1) void echo string $arg1 [, string $... ] """ And by the way, why on earth not changing the behavior so that it does accept parenthesis with more than one parameter?? Actual result: -------------- --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.echo --- This: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1 [, string $... ] ) """ is in contraddiction with this: """ Additionally, if you want to pass more than one parameter to echo, the parameters must not be enclosed within parentheses. """ The second is true, so the first must be corrected. It should read something like: """ Description void echo ( string $arg1) void echo string $arg1 [, string $... ] """ And by the way, why on earth not changing the behavior so that it does accept parenthesis with more than one parameter?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69011&edit=1