#44765 [Bgs]: Wrong return type

ID: 44765 User updated by: php at htmlland dot net Reported By: php at htmlland dot net Status: Bogus Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: N/A PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: My bad :P thanks, Michael Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-04-17 19:12:47] colder@php.net We don't document types returned in case of errors or function misuses, so "int" is fine here. As for the == vs. === distinction, it doesn't make much sense here as 0 and false don't have radically different meanings nor would lead to false negatives. In case of error, a warning is issued anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-04-17 18:51:50] php at htmlland dot net Description: ------------ The return value found in the description section on the documentation pages for preg_match and preg_match_all say int but then the "Return Values" box sates on-error FALSE will be returned. The type needs to be changed to mixed and a warning box shown describing the diffrence between == and ===. See the documentation for array_search (the return values section). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44765&edit=1