Attaching a patch for aforementioned file to reflect change in behaviour as of
PHP5. Not sure what the rule is for commingled version docs, so I tried to
follow what appeared to be the correct pattern.
Index: method-exists.xml
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RCS file: /repository/phpdoc/en/reference/classobj/functions/method-exists.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -p -u -r1.7 method-exists.xml
--- method-exists.xml 14 Jan 2007 15:10:19 -0000 1.7
+++ method-exists.xml 3 Apr 2007 06:52:19 -0000
@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>method_exists</methodname>
- <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>object</parameter></methodparam>
+ <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>var</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>method_name</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
- Checks if the class method exists in the given
- <parameter>object</parameter>.
+ Checks if the class method exists in the given class or object
+ <parameter>var</parameter>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ In PHP4, this function only accepts instances, not class names.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
@@ -22,10 +29,10 @@
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>object</parameter></term>
+ <term><parameter>var</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- An object instance
+ An object instance or class name
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns &true; if the method given by <parameter>method_name</parameter>
- has been defined for the given <parameter>object</parameter>, &false;
+ has been defined for the given object or class <parameter>var</parameter>, &false;
otherwise.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
- <title><function>method_exists</function> example</title>
+ <title><function>method_exists</function> object example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
@@ -68,6 +75,22 @@ bool(true)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
+ <example>
+ <title><function>method_exists</function> class example</title>
+ <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+var_dump(method_exists('Directory', 'read'));
+?>
+]]>
+ </programlisting>
+ &example.outputs;
+ <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+bool(true)
+]]>
+ </screen>
+ </example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
