More precise return type for mysqli_fetch_all() #3778
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mysqli_fetch_all()
andmysqli_result::fetch_all()
returns a sequentially indexed array (list) of arrays, so convert its return type fromarray
tolist<array>
.The fullly specified return type for these functions is a bit more complicated, as it depends on the
$mode
parameter:MYSQLI_ASSOC
, it's a list of associative arrays, i.e.list<array<string, string|int|float|null>>
.MYSQLI_NUM
, it's a list of lists, i.e.list<list<array|int|float|null>>
.MYSQLI_BOTH
, it's a list of enumerated and associative arrays, i.e.list<array<string|int, string|int|float|null>>
.We could specify the return type as
list<array<string|int, string|int|float|null>>
to catch all these cases, but I'm not sure that'd be very helpful, as it might force users to deal with types in the union that will never happen in their case. Themysqli_fetch_array()
andmysqli_result::fetch_array()
functions that share the same polymorphic behaviour are also typehinted as justarray
.I think the CI failure is unrelated.