Doc #76680 [Opn->Csd]: Uncertainty in description of html_entity_decode

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76680&edit=1 ID: 76680 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: sean at m2mobi dot com Summary: Uncertainty in description of html_entity_decode -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Strings related PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-08-02 22:23:24] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=345421 Log: Fix #76680: Uncertainty in description of html_entity_decode ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-08-01 09:47:37] sean at m2mobi dot com I'd say “Convert HTML entities to their corresponding characters” is better in this case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-31 21:06:35] cmb@php.net What about “Convert all applicable HTML entities to their (corresponding) characters” or maybe “Convert HTML entities to their corresponding characters”? After all, html_entity_decode() does not necessarily convert *all* HTML entities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-30 08:12:38] sean at m2mobi dot com Description: ------------ in the function description "Convert all HTML entities to their applicable characters" suggests that no characters could be applicable (or multiple), In my opinion "Convert all HTML entities to their corresponding characters" would be better, since all HTML entities have exactly one character they represent http://php.net/manual/en/function.html-entity-decode.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76680&edit=1