[DOC-CVS] [doc-en] master: ext/reflection: Remove incorrect `null` in canbepassedbyvalue / gettraits(#5563)

[email protected] (Christian Sciberras via GitHub) Sun, 17 May 2026 20:57:07 +0000
Newsgroups php.doc.cvs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Author: Christian Sciberras (uuf6429)
Committer: GitHub (web-flow)
Pusher: jordikroon
Date: 2026-05-17T22:57:04+02:00

Commit: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/93906cd3b6cf8f7217503dba4d994a1ebd32d4ac
Raw diff: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/93906cd3b6cf8f7217503dba4d994a1ebd32d4ac.diff

ext/reflection: Remove incorrect `null` in canbepassedbyvalue / gettraits(#5563)

* Update canbepassedbyvalue.xml

Fix inaccurate return type description as per https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c?utm_source=chatgpt.com#L2872

* Fix getTraits(); use simpara

Changed paths:
  M  reference/reflection/reflectionclass/gettraits.xml
  M  reference/reflection/reflectionparameter/canbepassedbyvalue.xml


Diff:

diff --git a/reference/reflection/reflectionclass/gettraits.xml b/reference/reflection/reflectionclass/gettraits.xml
index 47586aeface1..cc9bb1b57922 100644
--- a/reference/reflection/reflectionclass/gettraits.xml
+++ b/reference/reflection/reflectionclass/gettraits.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
    <modifier>public</modifier> <type>array</type><methodname>ReflectionClass::getTraits</methodname>
    <void/>
   </methodsynopsis>
-  <para>
+  <simpara>
    Get the array of traits used by this class.
-  </para>
+  </simpara>
 
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
 
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
-  <para>
+  <simpara>
    Returns an array with trait names in keys and instances of trait's
    <classname>ReflectionClass</classname> in values.
-   Returns &null; in case of an error.
-  </para>
+  </simpara>
  </refsect1>
 
 
diff --git a/reference/reflection/reflectionparameter/canbepassedbyvalue.xml b/reference/reflection/reflectionparameter/canbepassedbyvalue.xml
index 325c05b0aaa6..bc1e364b4d8a 100644
--- a/reference/reflection/reflectionparameter/canbepassedbyvalue.xml
+++ b/reference/reflection/reflectionparameter/canbepassedbyvalue.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
 
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
-  <para>
+  <simpara>
    Returns &true; if the parameter can be passed by value, &false; otherwise.
-   Returns &null; in case of an error.
-  </para>
+  </simpara>
  </refsect1>