Doc #60952 [Opn->Nab]: preg_match documentation mistake

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60952&edit=1 ID: 60952 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: thorne51 at gmail dot com Summary: preg_match documentation mistake -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem -Package: *General Issues +Package: Documentation problem Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.3.9 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: No, preg_match() always returns an integer or false. The documentation is correct. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-02-02 08:02:40] thorne51 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.preg-match#refsect1-function.preg- match-description --- according to the documentation, preg_match returns a value of int, although it actually returns an array. Test script: --------------- var_dump(preg_match('/[0-9]/','5')); Expected result: ---------------- Please update documentation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60952&edit=1