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Doc Bug #75191 all
Submitted: 2017-09-11 16:48 UTC Modified: 2017-09-11 18:28 UTC
From: dev at null dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Next Major Version OS: all
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2017-09-11 16:48 UTC] dev at null dot com 
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.http-build-query
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string http_build_query ( mixed $query_data [, string $numeric_prefix [, string $arg_separator [, int $enc_type = PHP_QUERY_RFC1738 ]]] )

>>>  [,  <<< SHOULD BE : " , [ "

Test script:
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string http_build_query ( mixed $query_data [, string $numeric_prefix [, string $arg_separator [, int $enc_type = PHP_QUERY_RFC1738 ]]] )

>>>  [,  <<< SHOULD BE : " , [ "

Expected result:
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string http_build_query ( mixed $query_data [, string $numeric_prefix [, string $arg_separator [, int $enc_type = PHP_QUERY_RFC1738 ]]] )

>>>  [,  <<< SHOULD BE : " , [ "

Actual result:
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string http_build_query ( mixed $query_data [, string $numeric_prefix [, string $arg_separator [, int $enc_type = PHP_QUERY_RFC1738 ]]] )

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 [2017-09-11 16:59 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2017-09-11 16:59 UTC] requinix@php.net 
Not really, no.
 [2017-09-11 18:28 UTC] salathe@php.net 
The square bracket pair is a convention used in the PHP manual to denote optional function parameters, as detailed on the "How to read a function definition (prototype)" page [1]. Of note, it is not supposed to be valid PHP syntax.

Thanks for taking the time to file a bug report.

[1] http://php.net/manual/en/about.prototypes.php
 
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