Doc #62161 [NEW]: Incorrect definition of return value for preg_match

From: stiles dot nathan at gmail dot com Operating system: N/A PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Documentation problem Bug Type: Documentation Problem Bug description:Incorrect definition of return value for preg_match Description: ------------ My suggested definition of preg_match return value... preg_match returns 1 if a match is found, 0 if no match is found and FALSE if an error occured. And take out the info about preg_match_all as it has little to do with the return value. This function is listed in related so it should be fine. Expected result: ---------------- Simple definition..."preg_match() returns the number of times pattern matches."... this statement is TOTALLY false and misleading. Actual result: -------------- Border line dark pattern. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62161&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62161&r=mysqlcfg