From 8747a04d26e260f346bec573318a76b6dafc31e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakub Vrana <vrana@php.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:16:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Doesn't count object members (bug #31977)

git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@182485 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1
---
 reference/array/functions/count.xml | 28 +++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/reference/array/functions/count.xml b/reference/array/functions/count.xml
index 1ed28cd40e..59162f5d2d 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/count.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/count.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.15 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.16 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/array.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.count">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      Returns the number of elements in <parameter>var</parameter>,
-     which is typically an <type>array</type>, since anything other than objects 
+     which is typically an <type>array</type>, since anything other
      will have one element.
     </para>
     <para>
-     For objects <function>count</function> will return the number of non static
-     properties, not taking visibility into account. If you have
+     For objects, if you have
      <link linkend="ref.spl">SPL</link> installed, you can hook into
      <function>count</function> by implementing interface
      <literal>Countable</literal>. The interface has exactly one method,
@@ -28,7 +27,8 @@
      <function>count</function> function.
     </para>
     <para>
-     If <parameter>var</parameter> is not an array or an object,
+     If <parameter>var</parameter> is not an array or an object with
+     implemented <literal>Countable</literal> interface,
      <literal>1</literal> will be returned.
      There is one exception, if <parameter>var</parameter> is &null;,
      <literal>0</literal> will be returned.
@@ -76,19 +76,13 @@ $b[0]  = 7;
 $b[5]  = 9;
 $b[10] = 11;
 $result = count($b);
-// $result == 3;
+// $result == 3
 
 $result = count(null);
-// $result == 0;
+// $result == 0
 
 $result = count(false);
-// $result == 1;
-
-$obj = new StdClass;
-$obj->foo = 'A property';
-$obj->bar = 'Another property';
-$result = count($obj);
-// $result == 2;
+// $result == 1
 ?>
 ]]>
       </programlisting>
@@ -97,7 +91,7 @@ $result = count($obj);
     <para>
      <example>
       <title>
-       recursive <function>count</function> example (PHP &gt;= 4.2.0)
+       Recursive <function>count</function> example (PHP &gt;= 4.2.0)
       </title>
       <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
@@ -106,10 +100,10 @@ $food = array('fruits' => array('orange', 'banana', 'apple'),
               'veggie' => array('carrot', 'collard', 'pea'));
 
 // recursive count
-echo count($food, COUNT_RECURSIVE);  // output 8
+echo count($food, COUNT_RECURSIVE); // output 8
 
 // normal count
-echo count($food);                  // output 2
+echo count($food); // output 2
 
 ?>
 ]]>