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Consistently use `<methodname>` instead of `<function>` for method references

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Description

see https://github.com/php/doc-en/pull/2818#discussion_r1342143815

Searching for ::[a-zA-Z]+</function> gives 2509 results - 1446 files.

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Research direction

Start with the discussion in pull request 2818 and inspect the ::[a-zA-Z]+</function> search results across the 1,446 affected files. Update method references to use <methodname> consistently, then repeat the search to confirm the reported matches have been addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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