Syntax

@since [<version>] [<description>]

Description

The @since tag can be used to document the "version" of the introduction or modification of a Structural Element.

It is RECOMMENDED that the version matches a semantic version number (x.x.x) and it MAY have a description to provide additional information.

This information can be used to generate a set of API Documentation where the consumer is informed which application version is necessary for a specific element.

This tag can occur multiple times within a PHPDoc. In that case, each occurrence is treated as an entry to a change log. It is RECOMMENDED that you also provide a description to each such tag.

The @since tag SHOULD NOT be used to show the current version of an element, the @version tag MAY be used for that purpose.

Effects in phpDocumentor

PhpDocumentor shows the version information with the documented element.

Examples

/**
 * @version 1.5.0
 *
 * @since 1.0.1 First time this was introduced.
 *
 * @return int Indicates the number of items.
 */
function count()
{
    <...>
}

/**
 * @since 1.0.2 Added the $b argument.
 * @since 1.0.1 Added the $a argument.
 * @since 1.0.0
 *
 * @return void
 */
function dump($a, $b)
{
    <...>
}