Re: #38337 [Opn->Bgs]: explode function's return value is incorrect
| From: | Sean Coates | Date: | Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:03:26 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: #38337 [Opn->Bgs]: explode function's return value is incorrect | ||
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> Many functions return FALSE if something goes wrong/data has been
> exhausted/the function does not find what the developer was looking
> for.
>
> In fact, we'd have to mark a great number of functions in the manual
> "mixed" if we followed the convention you propose. Instead, we mark
> return values as the most common case(s), and avoid error situations.
>
> See strpos(), each(), mysql_fetch_assoc(), etc.
Is this actually in the manual, anywhere?
I don't see it... but I know we follow this convention.
If so, please tell me where (-:
If not, I propose we add something like the above to language.pseudo-types
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