Docs: Corrections and improvements to types used in various docblocks.

See #51800, #52217

Built from https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@49936


git-svn-id: http://core.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@49635 1a063a9b-81f0-0310-95a4-ce76da25c4cd

wp-admin/includes/class-walker-nav-menu-checklist.php

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 class Walker_Nav_Menu_Checklist extends Walker_Nav_Menu {
 	/**
-	 * @param array $fields
+	 * @param array|false $fields Database fields to use.
 	 */
 	public function __construct( $fields = false ) {
 		if ( $fields ) {

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php

@@ -787,13 +787,13 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 * @since 2.5.0
 	 * @abstract
 	 *
-	 * @param string     $path  Path for new directory.
+	 * @param string           $path  Path for new directory.
-	 * @param int|false  $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
+	 * @param int|false        $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
 	 * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
 	 */
 	public function mkdir( $path, $chmod = false, $chown = false, $chgrp = false ) {

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php

@@ -521,13 +521,13 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Direct extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.0
 	 *
-	 * @param string     $path  Path for new directory.
+	 * @param string           $path  Path for new directory.
-	 * @param int|false  $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
+	 * @param int|false        $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
 	 * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
 	 */
 	public function mkdir( $path, $chmod = false, $chown = false, $chgrp = false ) {

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php

@@ -541,13 +541,13 @@ class WP_Filesystem_FTPext extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.0
 	 *
-	 * @param string     $path  Path for new directory.
+	 * @param string           $path  Path for new directory.
-	 * @param int|false  $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
+	 * @param int|false        $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
 	 * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
 	 */
 	public function mkdir( $path, $chmod = false, $chown = false, $chgrp = false ) {

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpsockets.php

@@ -551,13 +551,13 @@ class WP_Filesystem_ftpsockets extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.0
 	 *
-	 * @param string     $path  Path for new directory.
+	 * @param string           $path  Path for new directory.
-	 * @param int|false  $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
+	 * @param int|false        $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
 	 * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
 	 */
 	public function mkdir( $path, $chmod = false, $chown = false, $chgrp = false ) {

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php

@@ -671,13 +671,13 @@ class WP_Filesystem_SSH2 extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.7.0
 	 *
-	 * @param string     $path  Path for new directory.
+	 * @param string           $path  Path for new directory.
-	 * @param int|false  $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
+	 * @param int|false        $chmod Optional. The permissions as octal number (or false to skip chmod).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chown Optional. A user name or number (or false to skip chown).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
-	 * @param string|int $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
+	 * @param string|int|false $chgrp Optional. A group name or number (or false to skip chgrp).
-	 *                          Default false.
+	 *                                Default false.
 	 * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
 	 */
 	public function mkdir( $path, $chmod = false, $chown = false, $chgrp = false ) {

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php

@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ final class WP_Screen {
 	 *
 	 * @since 3.3.0
 	 *
-	 * @param string $option Option name.
+	 * @param string       $option Option name.
-	 * @param string $key    Optional. Specific array key for when the option is an array.
+	 * @param string|false $key    Optional. Specific array key for when the option is an array.
-	 *                       Default false.
+	 *                             Default false.
 	 * @return string The option value if set, null otherwise.
 	 */
 	public function get_option( $option, $key = false ) {

wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ function wp_network_dashboard_right_now() {
  *
  * @global int $post_ID
  *
- * @param string $error_msg Optional. Error message. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $error_msg Optional. Error message. Default false.
  */
 function wp_dashboard_quick_press( $error_msg = false ) {
 	global $post_ID;
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_quick_press( $error_msg = false ) {
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
  *
- * @param WP_Post[] $drafts Optional. Array of posts to display. Default false.
+ * @param WP_Post[]|false $drafts Optional. Array of posts to display. Default false.
  */
 function wp_dashboard_recent_drafts( $drafts = false ) {
 	if ( ! $drafts ) {
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_cached_rss_widget( $widget_id, $callback, $check_urls = ar
  *
  * @global callable[] $wp_dashboard_control_callbacks
  *
- * @param int $widget_control_id Registered Widget ID.
+ * @param int|false $widget_control_id Optional. Registered widget ID. Default false.
  */
 function wp_dashboard_trigger_widget_control( $widget_control_id = false ) {
 	global $wp_dashboard_control_callbacks;

wp-admin/includes/file.php

@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ function verify_file_md5( $filename, $expected_md5 ) {
  *
  * @param string       $filename            The file to validate.
  * @param string|array $signatures          A Signature provided for the file.
- * @param string       $filename_for_errors A friendly filename for errors. Optional.
+ * @param string|false $filename_for_errors Optional. A friendly filename for errors.
  * @return bool|WP_Error True on success, false if verification not attempted,
  *                       or WP_Error describing an error condition.
  */

wp-admin/includes/image.php

@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
  *
  * @since 2.1.0
  *
- * @param string|int $src      The source file or Attachment ID.
+ * @param string|int   $src      The source file or Attachment ID.
- * @param int        $src_x    The start x position to crop from.
+ * @param int          $src_x    The start x position to crop from.
- * @param int        $src_y    The start y position to crop from.
+ * @param int          $src_y    The start y position to crop from.
- * @param int        $src_w    The width to crop.
+ * @param int          $src_w    The width to crop.
- * @param int        $src_h    The height to crop.
+ * @param int          $src_h    The height to crop.
- * @param int        $dst_w    The destination width.
+ * @param int          $dst_w    The destination width.
- * @param int        $dst_h    The destination height.
+ * @param int          $dst_h    The destination height.
- * @param bool       $src_abs  Optional. If the source crop points are absolute.
+ * @param bool|false   $src_abs  Optional. If the source crop points are absolute.
- * @param string     $dst_file Optional. The destination file to write to.
+ * @param string|false $dst_file Optional. The destination file to write to.
  * @return string|WP_Error New filepath on success, WP_Error on failure.
  */
 function wp_crop_image( $src, $src_x, $src_y, $src_w, $src_h, $dst_w, $dst_h, $src_abs = false, $dst_file = false ) {

wp-admin/includes/import.php

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function _usort_by_first_member( $a, $b ) {
  * @param string   $name        Importer name and title.
  * @param string   $description Importer description.
  * @param callable $callback    Callback to run.
- * @return WP_Error Returns WP_Error when $callback is WP_Error.
+ * @return void|WP_Error Void on success. WP_Error when $callback is WP_Error.
  */
 function register_importer( $id, $name, $description, $callback ) {
 	global $wp_importers;

wp-admin/includes/ms.php

@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ function mu_dropdown_languages( $lang_files = array(), $current = '' ) {
  * @global int    $wp_db_version WordPress database version.
  * @global string $pagenow
  *
- * @return false False if the current user is not a super admin.
+ * @return void|false Void on success. False if the current user is not a super admin.
  */
 function site_admin_notice() {
 	global $wp_db_version, $pagenow;

wp-admin/includes/network.php

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function get_clean_basedomain() {
  *
  * @global bool $is_apache
  *
- * @param WP_Error $errors
+ * @param false|WP_Error $errors Optional. Error object. Default false.
  */
 function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
 	global $is_apache;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
  * @global wpdb $wpdb     WordPress database abstraction object.
  * @global bool $is_nginx Whether the server software is Nginx or something else.
  *
- * @param WP_Error $errors
+ * @param false|WP_Error $errors Optional. Error object. Default false.
  */
 function network_step2( $errors = false ) {
 	global $wpdb, $is_nginx;

wp-admin/includes/plugin.php

@@ -1231,7 +1231,8 @@ function is_uninstallable_plugin( $plugin ) {
  * @since 2.7.0
  *
  * @param string $plugin Path to the plugin file relative to the plugins directory.
- * @return true True if a plugin's uninstall.php file has been found and included.
+ * @return true|void True if a plugin's uninstall.php file has been found and included.
+ *                   Void otherwise.
  */
 function uninstall_plugin( $plugin ) {
 	$file = plugin_basename( $plugin );

wp-admin/includes/post.php

@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ function post_exists( $title, $content = '', $date = '', $type = '' ) {
  *
  * @global WP_User $current_user
  *
- * @return int|WP_Error
+ * @return int|WP_Error Post ID on success, WP_Error on failure.
  */
 function wp_write_post() {
 	if ( isset( $_POST['post_type'] ) ) {
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ function wp_write_post() {
  *
  * @since 2.0.0
  *
- * @return int|null
+ * @return int|void Post ID on success, void on failure.
  */
 function write_post() {
 	$result = wp_write_post();

wp-admin/includes/template.php

@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-internal-pointers.php';
  *
  * @see wp_terms_checklist()
  *
- * @param int    $post_id              Optional. Post to generate a categories checklist for. Default 0.
+ * @param int         $post_id              Optional. Post to generate a categories checklist for. Default 0.
- *                                     $selected_cats must not be an array. Default 0.
+ *                                          $selected_cats must not be an array. Default 0.
- * @param int    $descendants_and_self Optional. ID of the category to output along with its descendants.
+ * @param int         $descendants_and_self Optional. ID of the category to output along with its descendants.
- *                                     Default 0.
+ *                                          Default 0.
- * @param int[]  $selected_cats        Optional. Array of category IDs to mark as checked. Default false.
+ * @param int[]|false $selected_cats        Optional. Array of category IDs to mark as checked. Default false.
- * @param int[]  $popular_cats         Optional. Array of category IDs to receive the "popular-category" class.
+ * @param int[]|false $popular_cats         Optional. Array of category IDs to receive the "popular-category" class.
- *                                     Default false.
+ *                                          Default false.
- * @param Walker $walker               Optional. Walker object to use to build the output.
+ * @param Walker      $walker               Optional. Walker object to use to build the output.
- *                                     Default is a Walker_Category_Checklist instance.
+ *                                          Default is a Walker_Category_Checklist instance.
- * @param bool   $checked_ontop        Optional. Whether to move checked items out of the hierarchy and to
+ * @param bool        $checked_ontop        Optional. Whether to move checked items out of the hierarchy and to
- *                                     the top of the list. Default true.
+ *                                          the top of the list. Default true.
  */
 function wp_category_checklist( $post_id = 0, $descendants_and_self = 0, $selected_cats = false, $popular_cats = false, $walker = null, $checked_ontop = true ) {
 	wp_terms_checklist(

wp-includes/capabilities.php

@@ -872,8 +872,8 @@ function get_super_admins() {
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
  *
- * @param int $user_id (Optional) The ID of a user. Defaults to the current user.
+ * @param int|false $user_id Optional. The ID of a user. Defaults to false, to check the current user.
- * @return bool True if the user is a site admin.
+ * @return bool Whether the user is a site admin.
  */
 function is_super_admin( $user_id = false ) {
 	if ( ! $user_id || get_current_user_id() == $user_id ) {

wp-includes/comment-template.php

@@ -878,10 +878,10 @@ function get_comments_number( $post_id = 0 ) {
  * @since 0.71
  * @since 5.4.0 The `$deprecated` parameter was changed to `$post_id`.
  *
- * @param string      $zero       Optional. Text for no comments. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $zero    Optional. Text for no comments. Default false.
- * @param string      $one        Optional. Text for one comment. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $one     Optional. Text for one comment. Default false.
- * @param string      $more       Optional. Text for more than one comment. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $more    Optional. Text for more than one comment. Default false.
- * @param int|WP_Post $post_id    Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is the global `$post`.
+ * @param int|WP_Post  $post_id Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is the global `$post`.
  */
 function comments_number( $zero = false, $one = false, $more = false, $post_id = 0 ) {
 	echo get_comments_number_text( $zero, $one, $more, $post_id );
@@ -1108,9 +1108,9 @@ function get_comment_type( $comment_ID = 0 ) {
  *
  * @since 0.71
  *
- * @param string $commenttxt   Optional. String to display for comment type. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $commenttxt   Optional. String to display for comment type. Default false.
- * @param string $trackbacktxt Optional. String to display for trackback type. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $trackbacktxt Optional. String to display for trackback type. Default false.
- * @param string $pingbacktxt  Optional. String to display for pingback type. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $pingbacktxt  Optional. String to display for pingback type. Default false.
  */
 function comment_type( $commenttxt = false, $trackbacktxt = false, $pingbacktxt = false ) {
 	if ( false === $commenttxt ) {
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ function trackback_url( $deprecated_echo = true ) {
  *
  * @since 0.71
  *
- * @param int $deprecated Not used (Was $timezone = 0).
+ * @param int|string $deprecated Not used (Was $timezone = 0).
  */
 function trackback_rdf( $deprecated = '' ) {
 	if ( ! empty( $deprecated ) ) {
@@ -1980,13 +1980,13 @@ function comment_id_fields( $post_id = 0 ) {
  *
  * @global WP_Comment $comment Global comment object.
  *
- * @param string $no_reply_text  Optional. Text to display when not replying to a comment.
+ * @param string|false $no_reply_text  Optional. Text to display when not replying to a comment.
- *                               Default false.
+ *                                     Default false.
- * @param string $reply_text     Optional. Text to display when replying to a comment.
+ * @param string|false $reply_text     Optional. Text to display when replying to a comment.
- *                               Default false. Accepts "%s" for the author of the comment
+ *                                     Default false. Accepts "%s" for the author of the comment
- *                               being replied to.
+ *                                     being replied to.
- * @param string $link_to_parent Optional. Boolean to control making the author's name a link
+ * @param bool         $link_to_parent Optional. Boolean to control making the author's name a link
- *                               to their comment. Default true.
+ *                                     to their comment. Default true.
  */
 function comment_form_title( $no_reply_text = false, $reply_text = false, $link_to_parent = true ) {
 	global $comment;

wp-includes/comment.php

@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ function wp_update_comment_count_now( $post_id ) {
  * @since 1.5.0
  *
  * @param string $url        URL to ping.
- * @param int    $deprecated Not Used.
+ * @param string $deprecated Not Used.
  * @return string|false String containing URI on success, false on failure.
  */
 function discover_pingback_server_uri( $url, $deprecated = '' ) {

wp-includes/embed.php

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function wp_embed_defaults( $url = '' ) {
  * @see WP_oEmbed
  *
  * @param string $url  The URL that should be embedded.
- * @param array  $args {
+ * @param array|string $args {
  *     Optional. Additional arguments for retrieving embed HTML. Default empty.
  *
  *     @type int|string $width    Optional. The `maxwidth` value passed to the provider URL.

wp-includes/l10n.php

@@ -934,9 +934,9 @@ function load_muplugin_textdomain( $domain, $mu_plugin_rel_path = '' ) {
  * @since 1.5.0
  * @since 4.6.0 The function now tries to load the .mo file from the languages directory first.
  *
- * @param string $domain Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
+ * @param string       $domain Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
- * @param string $path   Optional. Path to the directory containing the .mo file.
+ * @param string|false $path   Optional. Path to the directory containing the .mo file.
- *                       Default false.
+ *                             Default false.
  * @return bool True when textdomain is successfully loaded, false otherwise.
  */
 function load_theme_textdomain( $domain, $path = false ) {
@@ -974,9 +974,9 @@ function load_theme_textdomain( $domain, $path = false ) {
  *
  * @since 2.9.0
  *
- * @param string $domain Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
+ * @param string       $domain Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
- * @param string $path   Optional. Path to the directory containing the .mo file.
+ * @param string|false $path   Optional. Path to the directory containing the .mo file.
- *                       Default false.
+ *                             Default false.
  * @return bool True when the theme textdomain is successfully loaded, false otherwise.
  */
 function load_child_theme_textdomain( $domain, $path = false ) {

wp-includes/media.php

@@ -3362,7 +3362,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'video', 'wp_video_shortcode' );
  *
  * @param string|int[] $size Optional. Image size. Accepts any registered image size name, or an array
  *                           of width and height values in pixels (in that order). Default 'thumbnail'.
- * @param string       $text Optional. Link text. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $text Optional. Link text. Default false.
  */
 function previous_image_link( $size = 'thumbnail', $text = false ) {
 	adjacent_image_link( true, $size, $text );
@@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@ function previous_image_link( $size = 'thumbnail', $text = false ) {
  *
  * @param string|int[] $size Optional. Image size. Accepts any registered image size name, or an array
  *                           of width and height values in pixels (in that order). Default 'thumbnail'.
- * @param string       $text Optional. Link text. Default false.
+ * @param string|false $text Optional. Link text. Default false.
  */
 function next_image_link( $size = 'thumbnail', $text = false ) {
 	adjacent_image_link( false, $size, $text );

wp-includes/ms-functions.php

@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ function maybe_add_existing_user_to_blog() {
  *
  * @since MU (3.0.0)
  *
- * @param array $details {
+ * @param array|false $details {
  *     User details. Must at least contain values for the keys listed below.
  *
  *     @type int    $user_id The ID of the user being added to the current blog.

wp-includes/option.php

@@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ function wp_user_settings() {
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
  *
- * @param string $name    The name of the setting.
+ * @param string       $name    The name of the setting.
- * @param string $default Optional default value to return when $name is not set.
+ * @param string|false $default Optional. Default value to return when $name is not set. Default false.
  * @return mixed The last saved user setting or the default value/false if it doesn't exist.
  */
 function get_user_setting( $name, $default = false ) {

wp-includes/post.php

@@ -5843,7 +5843,7 @@ function is_local_attachment( $url ) {
  * @see wp_insert_post()
  *
  * @param string|array $args             Arguments for inserting an attachment.
- * @param string       $file             Optional. Filename.
+ * @param string|false $file             Optional. Filename.
  * @param int          $parent           Optional. Parent post ID.
  * @param bool         $wp_error         Optional. Whether to return a WP_Error on failure. Default false.
  * @param bool         $fire_after_hooks Optional. Whether to fire the after insert hooks. Default true.
@@ -7415,7 +7415,7 @@ function _prime_post_caches( $ids, $update_term_cache = true, $update_meta_cache
  * @access private
  *
  * @param string $post_name Slug.
- * @param string $post_ID   Optional. Post ID that should be ignored. Default 0.
+ * @param int    $post_ID   Optional. Post ID that should be ignored. Default 0.
  */
 function wp_add_trashed_suffix_to_post_name_for_trashed_posts( $post_name, $post_ID = 0 ) {
 	$trashed_posts_with_desired_slug = get_posts(

wp-includes/version.php

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-49935';
+$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-49936';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.