Changed Functions (original) (raw)

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PHP Core

• set_error_handler() can now be called with NULL as an argument to reset the error handler.
• When called with NULL, set_error_handler() andset_exception_handler() now return the previous error or exception handler, respectively.
• json_encode() now accepts depth parameter.
• The behaviour of pack() andunpack() with the "a" and "A" format codes has changed.Detailed notes on these changes are available.

intl

• MessageFormatter::format() and related functions now accept named arguments and mixed numeric and named arguments when PHP is linked to ICU 4.8 or later.
• MessageFormatter::format() and related functions no longer error when an insufficient number of arguments have been provided. Instead, the placeholders will not be substituted.
• MessageFormatter::format() andMessageFormatter::parse() are no longer limited to second precision when dealing with times.
• IntlDateFormatter::__construct() anddatefmt_create() now acceptIntlTimeZone andDateTimeZone objects for thetimezone argument, andIntlCalendar objects for thecalendar argument. Furthermore, if the time zone is omitted and the calendar doesn't specify a time zone, PHP's default time zone fromdate_default_timezone_get() is now used instead of the default ICU time zone.
• IntlDateFormatter::getCalendar() anddatefmt_get_calendar() return false if theIntlDateFormatter object was created with anIntlCalendar instance instead of one of theIntlDateFormatter constants.
• IntlDateFormatter::setCalendar() anddatefmt_set_calendar() now acceptIntlCalendar objects in addition to theIntlDateFormatter constants.
• IntlDateFormatter::format() anddatefmt_format() now acceptIntlCalendar objects.