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Doc Bug #65666 Please reference alternatives to depricated split function
Submitted: 2013-09-13 15:04 UTC Modified: 2013-10-02 22:40 UTC
From: joe at joeceresini dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Documentation problem
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 [2013-09-13 15:04 UTC] joe at joeceresini dot com 
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.split#refsect1-function.split-description
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In the notice below, please add alternatives such as explode and preg_split. I noticed a few posts on forums asking what alternatives are available for split from people that saw it was deprecated. Offering the alternatives on that page will provide a better user experience for those reading the documentation.

Notice from the split doc page:
"This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged."

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 [2013-09-13 15:20 UTC] gabri dot ns at gmail dot com 
there is already offered alternative on [Ssee Also] section.
http://www.php.net/function.split#refsect1-function.split-seealso
 [2013-09-14 01:46 UTC] joe at joeceresini dot com 
I see there is already a "see also" section, but as a developer, I'm not going to read past parameters, return values and examples to find alternatives. I could have sworn I've seen other deprecated functions with alternatives directly in the deprecation warning. If it were my decision, that's where I'd put them.
 [2013-09-16 12:17 UTC] cmbecker69 at gmx dot de 
The notes[1] on the manual page are quite explicit about 
alternatives.  IMHO that is sufficient in addition to the 
prominent deprecation warning.

[1] <http://de3.php.net/function.split#refsect1-function.split-notes>
 [2013-10-02 20:07 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2013-10-02 20:07 UTC] krakjoe@php.net 
All we can do is put the documentation out there ... you have to read it.
 [2013-10-02 22:40 UTC] joe at joeceresini dot com 
And I can only make suggestions that I think will benefit your community of users. Heres some of the functions that have alternatives in the deprecation warning or just above or below it:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-list-dbs.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-escape-string.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mcrypt-ecb.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mcrypt-cbc.php

So consistency...

Also, if the first thing I read is "don't use this function", I'm not going to read much further.

The deprecation warning is, in my opinion, a great place to suggest alternatives. If you disagree that's fine, but its at least worth thinking about.
 
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