Bug #2439

Config_Container countChildren() returns Object when 0 children exist

Details

Submitted	2004-10-04 06:27 UTC
From	RyanAMills at gmail dot com
Assigned	ryansking
Status	Closed
Package	Config
PHP Version	4.3.5
OS	WIN32 (XP)
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2004-10-04 06:27 UTC] RyanAMills at gmail dot com

Description:
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This only happens on Win32 code. When calling countChildren() on a section, when there are no children, an Object is returned, instead of a numeric 0. It works as expected when it finds any children.

I am using the XML type.

Casting to (int) returns 1.

I need to wrap the following code in order to properly get a 0 returned:

$monthNumberOfPeople = is_numeric($monthSection->countChildren()) ? $monthSection->countChildren() : 0;

Reproduce code:
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$monthNumberOfPeople = $monthSection->countChildren();

[2004-10-14 04:20 UTC] ryansking at mac dot com

Ok, I think I understand the problem now, sorry for the
slowness. What you propose makes sense to me and seems
like the right thing to do. However, I think this change
would be considered a break in backwards compatiblity,
which is only allowed for major version releases.