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Doc Bug #81138 json_encode doesn't mention dtring could be returned
Submitted: 2021-06-14 16:48 UTC Modified: 2021-06-14 16:54 UTC
From: tim dot d dot whitney at gmail dot com Assigned: danack (profile)
Status: Not a bug Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 7.4.20 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2021-06-14 16:48 UTC] tim dot d dot whitney at gmail dot com
Description:
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From manual page: https://php.net/function.json-decode
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>>> json_decode('"{\"test\": 123}"', TRUE);
=> "{"test": 123}"

The documentation does not mention that a string could be returned.

Test script:
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>>> json_decode('"{\"test\": 123}"', TRUE);
=> "{"test": 123}"


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 [2021-06-14 16:54 UTC] danack@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: danack
 [2021-06-14 16:54 UTC] danack@php.net
I don't think it needs to do that, as string is the "appropriate PHP type." sometimes.

var_dump(json_decode(json_encode('"{\"test\": 123}"'), TRUE));

If you want to propose some better wording, please do so at:
https://github.com/php/doc-en/blob/master/reference/json/functions/json-decode.xml
 [2021-06-14 16:54 UTC] danack@php.net
-Status: Closed +Status: Not a bug
 
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