#46518 [Opn->Fbk]: json_encode return values

ID: 46518 Updated by: philip@php.net Reported By: jtaal at eljakim dot nl -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: Please clarify what documentation you feel needs updated (and how it may be worded). Also, I assume you mean json_decode(), right? And for good measure, the source code: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/json/json.c?view=markup Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-11-07 18:05:08] jtaal at eljakim dot nl Description: ------------ Please clarify the bogus status on bug report: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45989 I'm getting the same results and from the manual it is unclear why this is expected behaviour. The returns section on json_encode: Returns an object or if the optional assoc parameter is TRUE, an associative array is instead returned. Clearly (as it is shown in 45989( this function can also return a string... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46518&edit=1