Doc #81138 [Csd->Nab]: json_encode doesn't mention dtring could be returned

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81138&edit=1 ID: 81138 Updated by: danack@php.net Reported by: tim dot d dot whitney at gmail dot com Summary: json_encode doesn't mention dtring could be returned -Status: Closed +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: 7.4.20 Assigned To: danack Block user comment: N Private report: N Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-06-14 16:54:09] danack@php.net I don't think it needs to do that, as string is the "appropriate PHP type." sometimes. var_dump(json_decode(json_encode('"{\"test\": 123}"'), TRUE)); If you want to propose some better wording, please do so at: https://github.com/php/doc-en/blob/master/reference/json/functions/json-decode.xml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-06-14 16:48:03] tim dot d dot whitney at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/function.json-decode --- >>> json_decode('"{\"test\": 123}"', TRUE); => "{"test": 123}" The documentation does not mention that a string could be returned. Test script: --------------- >>> json_decode('"{\"test\": 123}"', TRUE); => "{"test": 123}" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81138&edit=1