#50131 [Opn->Csd]: list() _does_ return a value

ID: 50131 Updated by: vrana@php.net Reported By: scribu at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: 5.2.11 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. "Returns the assigned array." Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-11-09 21:43:30] scribu at gmail dot com Description: ------------ In the docs, it is stated that list() doesn't return anything. However, this is simply not the case: list() returns the array it was given. Reproduce code: --------------- --- From manual page: function.list#Return Values --- var_dump(list($a) = array(1, 2)); Expected result: ---------------- NULL Actual result: -------------- array(2) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50131&edit=1