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Doc Bug #12550 rand() and mt_rand() don't behave as documented
Submitted: 2001-08-03 08:13 UTC Modified: 2001-08-12 17:35 UTC
From: sulka at sulake dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 4.0.6 OS: N/A
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-08-03 08:13 UTC] sulka at sulake dot com 
In PHP documentation rand() and mt_rand() parameters are 
specified as "([int min [, int max]])" which implies max is 
optional when min is specified, so that rand(256) would 
return a number ranging from 256 to getrandmax().

This is not supported however. Looking at rand.c, it looks 
like the author partially implemented this and forgot to 
add the relevant code to the portion that parses the 
parameters on both functions.

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 [2001-08-03 21:09 UTC] sniper@php.net 
The documentation is wrong. The proto is this:

mt_rand([int min, int max])

--Jani
 [2001-08-06 17:09 UTC] tom@php.net 
IT's changes in the CVS, and will be online tomorrow...
 [2001-08-08 16:59 UTC] tom@php.net 
Reopened, since DSSSL doesn't act as expected, and I'm not allowed to do a workaround.
 [2001-08-09 01:56 UTC] sniper@php.net 
I have committed yet another fix for this..

--Jani
 [2001-08-09 03:17 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Reopened. My workaround wasn't accepted either. :)

--Jani
 [2001-08-12 17:35 UTC] jeroen@php.net 
Fixed. Hope this _is_ accepted...

--Jeroen
 
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