Re: [PHP-DEV] possible bug zend_hash_sort(...) From: Andre Langhorst (andre <email protected>)
Date: 06/26/01

> Well, if the array was passed in from somewhere else and is usually more
> than one element, why would you clutter up your code checking every
> time for the one-element (or no element) case rather than assuming
> sort correctly handles all cases.

(just for the records) :)

*sorting* works in any case!!! according to the manual sorting actually
is ok. the documentation says *nothing* about the keys (de facto, if you
would weigh this behaviour against the documentation you would not be
able to find a bug anyhow) it just is a kind of inconsistency. you only
can treat this a bug looking at the C code, where a parameter for
"renumbering" is given (renumbering is 0 for key-preserving sorting)

the current behaviour simply isn't defined and thus follows: you can
infer anything from a wrong premise! inferring this being correct
behaviour is equally legitimate inferring the contrary!

actually I think treating this as a bug makes sense, but this should not
go in before 4.1 to avoid any confusion.

andré 

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