Doc #72830 [Opn->Ver]: mt_srand documentation

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72830&edit=1 ID: 72830 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: montdm at montdm dot shost dot ca Summary: mt_srand documentation -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Math related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Indeed, the example doesn't make sense. mt_srand() expects an integer value[1], so basically anything between PHP_INT_MIN and PHP_INT_MAX. However, this value will be passed to php_mt_srand() which expects an unsigned integer, so negative values will overflow, what doesn't appear to be a particular issue in this case. [1] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/PHP-7.0.10/ext/standard/rand.c#L244-L258> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-08-14 02:10:09] montdm at montdm dot shost dot ca Description: ------------ Hi, On your website for the mt_srand (in english and in french), you have writen in the "description" section : void mt_srand ([ int $seed ] ) = I understand that the 'seed' has to be an int value In the "parameters" section : seed : an optional seed value (english version) seed : une valeur d'initialisation aléatoire (french version) = no explanation about what is the "value" or "valeur" And in the "examples" section "Example #1 mt_srand() example" : the make_seed function returns a float ! What should be the "value" ? A (int) or a (float) ? It will be great if the 3 sections "description", "parameters" and "examples" were coherent Best regards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72830&edit=1