From a0fb1babfc0934cb85d530940e9de1f66795a2e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@php.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 17:47:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Reworded count() a bit, and a very little bit of WS (sorry
 for mixing)

git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@56555 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1
---
 functions/array.xml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/functions/array.xml b/functions/array.xml
index 43d06d2767..eb0a119c04 100644
--- a/functions/array.xml
+++ b/functions/array.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.89 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.90 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.array">
   <title>Array Functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Arrays</titleabbrev>
@@ -1819,32 +1819,32 @@ $result = compact ("event", "nothing_here", $location_vars);
     </funcsynopsis>
     <para>
      Returns the number of elements in <parameter>var</parameter>,
-     which is typically an array (since anything else will have one
-     element).
+     which is typically an <type>array</type> (since anything else will have
+     one element).
     </para>
     <para>
-     Returns 1 if the variable is not an array.
+     If <parameter>var</parameter> is not an array, <literal>1</literal> will
+     be returned (exception: <literal>count(&null;)</literal> equals
+     <literal>0</literal>).
     </para>
+    <warning>
+     <para>
+      <function>count</function> may return 0 for a variable that
+      isn't set, but it may also return 0 for a variable that has
+      been initialized with an empty array. Use
+      <function>isset</function> to test if a variable is set.
+     </para>
+    </warning>
     <para>
-     Returns 0 if the variable is not set or is an empty array.
-     <warning>
-      <para>
-       <function>count</function> may return 0 for a variable that
-       isn't set, but it may also return 0 for a variable that has
-       been initialized with an empty array. Use
-       <function>isset</function> to test if a variable is set.
-      </para>
-     </warning>
+     Please see the <link linkend="language.types.array">Arrays</link>                    
+     section of the manual for a detailed explanation of how arrays are
+     implemented and used in PHP.
     </para>
-   <para>
-    Please see the <link linkend="language.types.array">Arrays</link>                    
-    section of the manual for a detailed explanation of how arrays are
-    implemented and used in PHP.
-   </para>
     <para>
      <example>
       <title><function>count</function> example</title>
       <programlisting role="php">
+      <!-- TODO: examples about count(null), count(false), count(object).. -->
 $a[0] = 1; 
 $a[1] = 3; 
 $a[2] = 5;