note 48406 integration

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reference/array/functions/array-merge.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.14 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.15 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/array.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.array-merge">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -152,6 +152,37 @@ Array
       Shared keys will be overwritten on a first-come first-served basis.
      </para>
     </note>
+    <warning>
+     <para>
+      The behavior of <function>array_merge</function> was modified in PHP 5. Unlike PHP 4, <function>array_merge</function> 
+      now only accepts parameters of type <type>array</type>. However, you can use typecasting 
+      to merge other types. See the example below for details.
+     </para>
+     <para>
+      <example>
+       <title><function>array_merge</function> PHP 5 example</title>
+       <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$beginning = 'foo';
+$end = array(1 => 'bar');
+$result = array_merge((array)$beginning, (array)$end);
+?>
+]]>
+       </programlisting>
+       &example.outputs;
+       <screen role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+Array
+(
+    [0] => foo
+    [1] => bar
+)
+]]>
+       </screen>
+      </example>
+     </para>
+    </warning>
     <para>
      See also <function>array_merge_recursive</function>,
      <function>array_combine</function> and