Doc #80401 [Opn->Ver]: Inaccurate documentation on gettype (for Integer)

From: Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 01:59:13 +0000
Subject: Doc #80401 [Opn->Ver]: Inaccurate documentation on gettype (for Integer)
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80401&edit=1 ID: 80401 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: receive dot attachments at gmail dot com Summary: Inaccurate documentation on gettype (for Integer) -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem Package: Unknown/Other Function PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-11-23 00:07:23] receive dot attachments at gmail dot com Description: ------------ On the Gettype page you have mixed messaging, some of which is inaccurate. Early on the page you report that: ------ Possible values for the returned string are: "bool" "int" ... ----- While further down, you more accurately assert that ----- The above example will output something similar to: integer ... ----- The second statement is accurate, and the first statement is misleading (about the value returned when dealing with an integer --- From manual page: https://php.net/function.gettype --- Test script: --------------- echo gettype(9); //print "integer", not "int" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80401&edit=1

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