Bug->Doc #70585 [Opn->Ver]: empty $locale is treated as default locale

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70585&edit=1 ID: 70585 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: b8kich+php at gmail dot com -Summary: getRegion should return null instead of defaulting to 'US' +Summary: empty $locale is treated as default locale -Status: Open +Status: Verified -Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem -Package: *Languages/Translation +Package: intl Operating System: GNU/Linux 2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.x8 PHP Version: 5.5.29 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: If an empty string is passed as $locale to any of the Locale methods or their procedural counterparts, it acts as the default locale[1]. The documentations mentions the behavior of an empty string[2], but erroneously states that this would act as the root locale. [1] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.4.21/ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c#L407-L410> [2] <https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.locale.php> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-09-25 16:33:10] b8kich+php at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/locale.getregion --- Return Values The region subtag for the locale or NULL if not present Test script: --------------- $ php -r "echo Locale::getRegion(null);" US $ php -v PHP 5.5.29 (cli) (built: Sep 9 2015 01:34:19 Expected result: ---------------- '' (null) Actual result: -------------- US ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70585&edit=1