note 74730 added to function.count

Why does PHP have a function called sizeof() that returns a count of array elements when in C it returns the actual size of the argument given? ---- Server IP: 216.235.15.211 Probable Submitter: 65.94.117.244 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.count.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/74730 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74730/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74730/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74730/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74730/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74730/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74730/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74730 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/74730 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php