>> > >> > Recent versions of PHP5, has a binary string introducer. >> > >> > echo strlen(b"\xC4\x85"); >> >> I have already said to Stefan. It is not an option. I need backwards >> compatibility. If older PHP versions fail with E_PARSE errors, I can't >> use it. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ php -r 'echo strlen(b"\xC4\x85"), "\n";' > 2 > > works fine here... (with php 5.2)
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.1 - Added forward support for 'b' prefix in front of string literals. (Andrei) PHP 5.2.0 Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in test.php on line 5 PHP 4.1.2 Parse error: parse error, expecting `','' or `';'' in test.php on line 2 -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
