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Doc Bug #80401 Inaccurate documentation on gettype (for Integer)
Submitted: 2020-11-23 00:07 UTC Modified: 2020-11-23 01:59 UTC
From: receive dot attachments at gmail dot com Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2020-11-23 00:07 UTC] receive dot attachments at gmail dot com
Description:
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On the Gettype page you have mixed messaging, some of which is inaccurate. Early on the page you report that:

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Possible values for the returned string are:
"bool"
"int"
...
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While further down, you more accurately assert that

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The above example will output something similar to:
integer
...
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The second statement is accurate, and the first statement is misleading (about the value returned when dealing with an integer


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From manual page: https://php.net/function.gettype
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Test script:
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echo gettype(9);
//print "integer", not "int"


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 [2020-11-23 01:59 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2020-11-23 02:00 UTC] phpdocbot@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of cmb
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/en.git;a=commit;h=75a1a31dc097f349058c8ac42a7b2e2d0f675f3e
Log: Fix #80401: Inaccurate documentation on gettype (for Integer)
 [2020-11-23 02:00 UTC] phpdocbot@php.net
-Status: Verified +Status: Closed
 [2020-11-23 02:35 UTC] phpdocbot@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of mumumu
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/ja.git;a=commit;h=6698ada3054c882962441b493e6d78152d3a0f6f
Log: Fix #80401: Inaccurate documentation on gettype (for Integer)
 [2020-12-30 11:58 UTC] nikic@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of mumumu
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/ja.git;a=commit;h=5e1df941017dbb2ed7a7a8d3c5c83d1cba52b2ca
Log: Fix #80401: Inaccurate documentation on gettype (for Integer)
 
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