Doc #60320 [Opn->Csd]: inaccuracy in array_slice documentation for length parameter

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60320&edit=1 ID: 60320 Updated by: rquadling@php.net Reported by: alastair at propcom dot co dot uk Summary: inaccuracy in array_slice documentation for length parameter -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: all PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: rquadling Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug has been fixed in SVN. Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at http://snaps.php.net/. For Windows: http://windows.php.net/snapshots/ Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-11-17 16:29:03] rquadling@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of rquadling Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=319411 Log: A short array alters length description. Fixes bug #60320 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-11-17 16:07:32] alastair at propcom dot co dot uk Description: ------------ The description of the 'length' parameter says "If length is given and is positive, then the sequence will have that many elements in it.". This is only true if there are that many elements. If the array is shorter than that, the sequence will not be forcibly extended; instead it will have as many elements as could be extracted from the array. Test script: --------------- var_dump( array_slice( array(1, 2, 3), 0, 5 ) ); Expected result: ---------------- array ( 0 => 1, 1 => 2, 2 => 3, 3 => null, 4 => null, ) Actual result: -------------- array ( 0 => 1, 1 => 2, 2 => 3, ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60320&edit=1