config->item() now returns NULL instead of FALSE when the required item doesn't exist.
Uniformization with other functions. This also brings the ability to properly use booleans in configuration.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 2ecbcb3..71f5305 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@
- :doc:`Config Library <libraries/config>` changes include:
- Changed ``site_url()`` method to accept an array as well.
- - Removed internal method ``_assign_to_config()`` and moved it's implementation in *CodeIgniter.php* instead.
+ - Removed internal method ``_assign_to_config()`` and moved its implementation to *CodeIgniter.php* instead.
+ - ``item()`` now returns NULL instead of FALSE when the required config item doesn't exist.
- :doc:`Security Library <libraries/security>` changes include:
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst
index 3e8307c..0eafaf9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst
@@ -145,22 +145,29 @@
(.+) // matches ANYTHING
(:any) // matches any character, except for '/'
+*************************************************
+Step 10: Check the calls to config->item() method
+*************************************************
+
+This method now returns NULL instead of FALSE when the required config
+item doesn't exist.
+
*****************************************************************************
-Step 10: Check the calls to Array Helper's element() and elements() functions
+Step 11: Check the calls to Array Helper's element() and elements() functions
*****************************************************************************
The default return value of these functions, when the required elements
don't exist, has been changed from FALSE to NULL.
***********************************************************************
-Step 11: Check the calls to Directory Helper's directory_map() function
+Step 12: Check the calls to Directory Helper's directory_map() function
***********************************************************************
In the resulting array, directories now end with a trailing directory
separator (i.e. a slash, usually).
*************************************************************
-Step 12: Update usage of Database Forge's drop_table() method
+Step 13: Update usage of Database Forge's drop_table() method
*************************************************************
Up until now, ``drop_table()`` added an IF EXISTS clause by default or it didn't work
@@ -182,7 +189,7 @@
all drivers with the exception of ODBC.
***********************************************************
-Step 13: Change usage of Email library with multiple emails
+Step 14: Change usage of Email library with multiple emails
***********************************************************
The :doc:`Email Library <../libraries/email>` will automatically clear the
@@ -197,7 +204,7 @@
}
***************************************************
-Step 14: Update your Form_validation language lines
+Step 15: Update your Form_validation language lines
***************************************************
Two improvements have been made to the :doc:`Form Validation Library
@@ -228,7 +235,7 @@
later.
****************************************************************
-Step 15: Remove usage of (previously) deprecated functionalities
+Step 16: Remove usage of (previously) deprecated functionalities
****************************************************************
In addition to the ``$autoload['core']`` configuration setting, there's a
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst
index 08d9c29..654dc4d 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
$lang = $this->config->item('language');
-The function returns FALSE (boolean) if the item you are trying to fetch
+The function returns NULL if the item you are trying to fetch
does not exist.
If you are using the second parameter of the $this->config->load