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Doc Bug #76314 Specify failure return type for soundex
Submitted: 2018-05-09 01:25 UTC Modified: 2021-02-12 15:21 UTC
From: roy-orbison at devo dot net dot au Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Strings related
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 [2018-05-09 01:25 UTC] roy-orbison at devo dot net dot au
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.soundex
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No mention that it returns FALSE on failure.


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 [2018-05-09 01:31 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Summary: Specify failure return type. +Summary: Specify failure return type for soundex -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Strings related
 [2018-05-09 01:31 UTC] requinix@php.net
...which only happens if the string is empty.
 [2018-05-09 01:40 UTC] roy-orbison at devo dot net dot au
Or a 0, or false, or null.

Or, if it gets an array (but only an array), it emits a warning and returns NULL.

There are plenty of ways bad data can be passed to a function, return types should be consistent and documented.
 [2018-05-09 01:46 UTC] requinix@php.net
http://php.net/manual/en/functions.internal.php
> Note: If the parameters given to a function are not what it expects, such as passing an array where a string is
> expected, the return value of the function is undefined. In this case it will likely return NULL but this is just a
> convention, and cannot be relied upon.
 [2018-05-09 02:07 UTC] roy-orbison at devo dot net dot au
Then why bother specifying return value(s) upon failure on other functions?
 [2018-05-09 13:03 UTC] requinix@php.net
Because accidentally trying to soundex an empty string (or something convertable to a string) is understandable but calling it with an array doesn't make sense and suggests possible developer error?
 [2021-02-12 15:21 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2021-02-12 15:23 UTC] cmb@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of cmbecker69@gmx.de
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/en.git;a=commit;h=230b56bf45d3871657573097a2be90d77ed2bfc8
Log: Fix #76314: Specify failure return type for soundex
 [2021-02-12 15:23 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Verified +Status: Closed
 [2021-02-13 09:34 UTC] mumumu@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of mumumu@mumumu.org
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/ja.git;a=commit;h=0eb26f02aa7dee2624a42ad10e0fc62bb9c9ee22
Log: Fix #76314: Specify failure return type for soundex
 
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