#46912 [Opn->Csd]: poorly choosen/ambigous example

ID: 46912 Updated by: torben@php.net Reported By: scott at thebrain dot ca -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-09-22 07:16:42] svn@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of torben Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=288549 Log: Flush out the documentation for strspn() a bit. This an example of a very poorly documented function. Addresses bug #46912 This still needs work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-12-19 23:33:00] scott at thebrain dot ca Current: $var = strspn("42 is the answer, what is the question ...", "1234567890"); will assign 2 to $var... Span length of 2 can be confused with character data '2'. Suggestion: $var = strspn("AB is the answer, what is the question ...", "ABCDEFGHIJ"); will assign 2 to $var... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-12-19 23:29:10] scott at thebrain dot ca Description: ------------ Current: $var = strspn("42 is the answer, what is the question ...", "1234567890"); will assign 2 to $var... Index position 2 can be confused with character data '2'. Suggestion: $var = strspn("AB is the answer, what is the question ...", "ABCDEFGHIJ"); will assign 2 to $var... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46912&edit=1