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Doc Bug #67548 Docs says json_last_error_msg should return null, but it returns 'No Error'
Submitted: 2014-06-30 23:05 UTC Modified: 2014-07-01 19:56 UTC
From: petah dot p at gmail dot com Assigned: aharvey (profile)
Status: Closed Package: JSON related
PHP Version: 5.5.14 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2014-06-30 23:05 UTC] petah dot p at gmail dot com 
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.json-last-error-msg
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Docs says json_last_error_msg should return null, but it returns 'No Error'

http://viper-7.com/xKaEFf

Test script:
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<pre><?php
var_dump(json_decode('{}'));
var_dump(json_last_error_msg());

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 [2014-07-01 19:55 UTC] aharvey@php.net 
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of aharvey
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=334064
Log: Clarify json_last_error_msg()'s return values.

Fixes doc bug #67548 (Docs says json_last_error_msg should return null, but it
returns 'No Error').
 [2014-07-01 19:56 UTC] aharvey@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: aharvey
 [2014-07-01 19:56 UTC] aharvey@php.net 
The fix for this bug has been committed.

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I don't think that's what the text was intended to mean, but I've clarified it.
 
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