[DOC-CVS] [doc-en] master: array-merge.xml Amend the code examples (#5621)

Author: Mikhail Alferov (mmalferov)
Committer: GitHub (web-flow)
Pusher: kamil-tekiela
Date: 2026-07-24T22:47:10+01:00

Commit: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/52209b319aabbecad59f887b6dff3fb15156f1ff
Raw diff: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/52209b319aabbecad59f887b6dff3fb15156f1ff.diff

array-merge.xml Amend the code examples (#5621)

Changed paths:
  M  reference/array/functions/array-merge.xml


Diff:

diff --git a/reference/array/functions/array-merge.xml b/reference/array/functions/array-merge.xml
index b9e3da1c0b37..99f4d2f36009 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/array-merge.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/array-merge.xml
@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-$array1 = array("color" => "red", 2, 4);
-$array2 = array("a", "b", "color" => "green", "shape" => "trapezoid", 4);
+
+$array1 = ["color" => "red", 2, 4];
+$array2 = ["a", "b", "color" => "green", "shape" => "trapezoid", 4];
+
 $result = array_merge($array1, $array2);
+
 print_r($result);
-?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
     &example.outputs;
@@ -114,11 +116,13 @@ Array
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-$array1 = array();
-$array2 = array(1 => "data");
+
+$array1 = [];
+$array2 = [1 => "data"];
+
 $result = array_merge($array1, $array2);
+
 print_r($result);
-?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
     <para>
@@ -141,11 +145,13 @@ Array
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-$array1 = array(0 => 'zero_a', 2 => 'two_a', 3 => 'three_a');
-$array2 = array(1 => 'one_b', 3 => 'three_b', 4 => 'four_b');
+
+$array1 = [0 => 'zero_a', 2 => 'two_a', 3 => 'three_a'];
+$array2 = [1 => 'one_b', 3 => 'three_b', 4 => 'four_b'];
+
 $result = $array1 + $array2;
+
 var_dump($result);
-?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
     <para>
@@ -168,31 +174,6 @@ array(5) {
   [4]=>
   string(6) "four_b"
 }
-]]>
-    </screen>
-   </example>
-  </para>
-  <para>
-   <example>
-    <title><function>array_merge</function> with non-array types</title>
-    <programlisting role="php">
-<![CDATA[
-<?php
-$beginning = 'foo';
-$end = array(1 => 'bar');
-$result = array_merge((array) $beginning, (array) $end);
-print_r($result);
-?>
-]]>
-    </programlisting>
-    &example.outputs;
-    <screen role="php">
-<![CDATA[
-Array
-(
-    [0] => foo
-    [1] => bar
-)
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>