Doc #79597 [Csd]: Error in openssl-random-pseudo-bytes Example #1

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79597&edit=1 ID: 79597 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: software_onbekend at hotmail dot com Summary: Error in openssl-random-pseudo-bytes Example #1 Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: OpenSSL 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-05-17 11:02:12] phpdocbot@php.net Automatic comment on behalf of cmb Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/en.git;a=commit;h=78aa9e47fa0d18686db103a4362f41855b3b0511 Log: Fix #79597: Error in openssl-random-pseudo-bytes Example #1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-05-14 17:11:13] cmb@php.net Indeed, the example makes no sense; if $length <= 0, the function returns FALSE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-05-14 17:00:24] software_onbekend at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/function.openssl-random-pseudo-bytes --- The iterator in Example #1 start with the value -1 This gives an error: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Length must be greater than 0. Removing the minus sign solves the issue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79597&edit=1