Doc #74562 [Opn->Nab]: DateTimeZone->getLocation() returns false

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74562&edit=1 ID: 74562 Updated by: heiglandreas@php.net Reported by: schmidt@php.net Summary: DateTimeZone->getLocation() returns false -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: Date/time related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 7.1.4 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The docs clearly states that the method will return 'false' in an error case. Not providing a valid timezone IS an error-case. If you need an array with dummy-values you can always check for a "false" and then create an array with dummy-values. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-05-10 09:26:11] bugs dot php dot net at chsc dot dk Related To: Bug #67256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-05-09 13:57:50] schmidt@php.net Description: ------------ According to the documentation, DateTimeZone::getLocation() returns an array. However, it returns false when using an unnamed timezone. I would expect it to return an array with dummy values similar to that returned for e.g. Etc/UTC+2. See also bug 67256 about DateTimeZone::getTransitions(). Test script: --------------- $dt = new DateTime('2017-01-01 12:00+00:00'); var_dump($dt->getTimezone()->getLocation()); Expected result: ---------------- array(4) { ["country_code"]=> string(2) "??" ["latitude"]=> float(0) ["longitude"]=> float(0) ["comments"]=> string(0) "" } Actual result: -------------- bool(false) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74562&edit=1