Doc #69499 [Ver->Csd]: DateTime::createFromFormat() documentation doesn't mention that '+' (and '|') mo

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69499&edit=1 ID: 69499 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: antrik at users dot sf dot net Summary: DateTime::createFromFormat() documentation doesn't mention that '+' (and '|') mo -Status: Verified +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Date/time related PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: cmb 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-09-04 00:01:25] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=337743 Log: added changelog (fixes #69499) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-09-03 23:54:45] cmb@php.net I have to correct myself. The + modifier is available as of PHP 5.3.9 indeed, what has to be documented. However, the | modifier is available as of PHP 5.3.0, but due to a bug didn't work correctly in a trailing position until PHP 5.3.7. Usually we don't document behavior caused by bugs in the manual proper, but respective information is available via the changelog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-04-22 12:19:57] cmb@php.net Thank you for your bug report. Indeed, the | format character is available as of PHP 5.3.7[1], and the + format character is available as of PHP 5.3.9[2]. [1] <http://3v4l.org/8hIvc> [2] <http://3v4l.org/B16M6> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-04-21 20:19:23] antrik at users dot sf dot net Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/datetime.createfromformat --- The manual page doesn't mention anywhere that the '+' and '|' modifiers are not available in older PHP versions, including at least 5.3.3. (There is a user-contributed note mentioning that '|' works starting with 5.3.7 -- might be same for '+'?.) This should be mentioned in the descriptions of these modifiers, and/or in the changelog. It cost us several hours figuring out why our code fails mysteriously for one of our users... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69499&edit=1