Req #75376 [NEW]: ReflectionClass::getParentClass() can return null

From: benjamin dot morel at gmail dot com Operating system: N/A PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Documentation problem Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:ReflectionClass::getParentClass() can return null Description: ------------ When a class has no parent, ReflectionClass::getParentClass() returns NULL. It would be nice to document this: http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getparentclass.php Expected result: ---------------- public ReflectionClass|null ReflectionClass::getParentClass ( void ) Actual result: -------------- public ReflectionClass ReflectionClass::getParentClass ( void ) -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75376&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75376&r=mysqlcfg