#46251 [WFx->Asn]: Array type documentation, error in example

ID: 46251 Updated by: danbrown@php.net Reported By: php at pengi dot se -Status: Wont fix +Status: Assigned Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: torben Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-08 10:55:36] php at pengi dot se This also applies to the next section of the example. $b = array(); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-07 23:45:51] php at pengi dot se Description: ------------ First example under section Examples in documentation for Array type says, that creating an array with array(initial value) is the same as writing: $a[key] = value; $a[key] = value; $a[key] = value; but missing initialization of the variable. This may also be a security issue for people using this way of initialization and also are using register_globals. What should be added to the example is: $a = array(); URL to related documentation page: http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php Reproduce code: --------------- // this $a = array( 'color' => 'red', 'taste' => 'sweet', 'shape' => 'round', 'name' => 'apple', 4 // key will be 0 ); // is completely equivalent with $a['color'] = 'red'; $a['taste'] = 'sweet'; $a['shape'] = 'round'; $a['name'] = 'apple'; $a[] = 4; // key will be 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46251&edit=1