Doc #79530 [Opn->Csd]: bcpowmod never returns NULL as stated in doc

From: Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:33:58 +0000
Subject: Doc #79530 [Opn->Csd]: bcpowmod never returns NULL as stated in doc
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79530&edit=1 ID: 79530 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: mail at einargangso dot no Summary: bcpowmod never returns NULL as stated in doc -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-04-28 11:33:37] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=349720 Log: Fix #79530: bcpowmod never returns NULL as stated in doc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-04-27 17:01:53] mail at einargangso dot no Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.bcpowmod.php --- > Returns the result as a string, or NULL if modulus is 0 or exponent is negative. It never returns NULL, but false. https://3v4l.org/co5Ge Source: https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/ext/bcmath/bcmath.c#L365 Test script: --------------- <?php // modulus is 0 assert(is_bool(bcpowmod('2', '2', '0'))); // bcpowmod -> FALSE // exponent is negative assert(is_bool(bcpowmod('2', '-2', '2'))); // bcpowmod -> FALSE // Output proof var_dump(false === bcpowmod('2', '2', '0') && false === bcpowmod('2', '2', '0')); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79530&edit=1

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