#44904 [NEW]: mt_rand does not accept a single parameter but documented like it does

From: twk at nonn-et-twk dot net Operating system: Windows PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: mt_rand does not accept a single parameter but documented like it does Description: ------------ In mt_rand documentation, http://docs.php.net/manual/en/function.mt-rand.php http://php.net/manual/en/function.mt-rand.php It seems the function accepts one or two parameters. int mt_rand ([ int $min ], int $max ) However, it does not accept a single parameter, but no or two parameters. mt_rand($max); // genreates a warning. Warning: mt_rand() expects exactly 2 parameters, 1 given mt_rand() or mt_rand($min, $max) are ok. The documented prototype should be same as rand()'s. http://php.net/manual/en/function.rand.php int rand ( void ) int rand ( int $min , int $max ) See also http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=12550 Reproduce code: --------------- See http://docs.php.net/manual/en/function.mt-rand.php Expected result: ---------------- int mt_rand ( void ) int mt_rand ( int $min , int $max ) (like http://php.net/manual/en/function.rand.php) or int mt_rand ([ int $min , int $max ]) Actual result: -------------- int mt_rand ([ int $min ], int $max ) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44904&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44904&r=mysqlcfg