Re: [PHP-DOC] Bug #12550 Updated: rand() and mt_rand() don't behave as documented From: eschmid+sic <email protected>
Date: 08/13/01

On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 07:29:16AM +0200, Jani Taskinen wrote:
>
> Now you assume that you need to pass arguments to these functions.
> Which is not the case. Here's the proto:
>
> /* {{{ proto int rand([int min, int max])
> Returns a random number */
>
> So revert that patch. mt_rand() / rand() accecpt either 2 parameters or
> none at all. It was at least LESS wrong before. Now it's totally wrong.
>
> --Jani
>
> p.s. Egon, you still haven't explained me why my patch was wrong?

The prototype in the php[3!4] is ok, but in the PHP manual it was wrong.

-Egon 

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