Doc #54153 [Opn->Ver]: strlen(array) behavior change as of 5.3

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54153&edit=1 ID: 54153 Updated by: philip@php.net Reported by: ghensley at gmail dot com -Summary: Strlen when called on an array ini php 5.3 +Summary: strlen(array) behavior change as of 5.3 -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: redhat PHP Version: 5.3SVN-2011-03-03 (SVN) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Confirmed, sort of. PHP versions prior to 5.3 will always return 5, because the string 'Array' has a length of 5 (it also emits an E_NOTICE error). As of 5.3, it returns NULL and emits an E_WARNING error. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-03-03 20:52:03] ghensley at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.strlen#Description --- I found a "bug" when upgrading from php 5.2.9. In 5.2.9 stelen when invoked on an array would return the size of the array In 5.3.3 strlen when invoked on an array returns null This behavior was sort of unexpected. The documentation might want to reflect the change - or the function should maybe throw a warning or error. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54153&edit=1