ID: 30360 Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reported By: daniel at spector dot ie -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Strings related Operating System: Win2K PHP Version: 5.0.2 New Comment:
Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Thank you for your interest in PHP. $ php -r '$suffix = ""; var_dump($suffix);' string(0) "" $ php -v PHP 5.0.2-dev (cli) (built: Aug 26 2004 21:55:42) Copyright (c) 1997-2004 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.0.2-dev, Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Zend Technologies Doesn't happen for me on linux. <?php $suffix = ''; var_dump($suffix); ?> Doesn't happen for me on windows either. In both cases empty returns true. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-10-08 11:58:07] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Works fine here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ php-5.0dev <?php $s = ''; var_dump($s); ?> string(0) "" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-10-08 11:52:50] daniel at spector dot ie Description: ------------ PHP4.3.4 to PHP5.0.2 empty('') string evaluates to string(0) on 4.3.4(x?) and string(1) on php5.0.2. Can be reproduced with code below. Thanks alot in advance. Reproduce code: --------------- //an empty string $suffix=''; var_dump($suffix); $msg = (empty($suffix)) ? 'php4' : 'php5'; echo $msg; /* * on php4 var_dump returns string(0) msg returns php4 * on php5 var_dump returns string(1) msg returns php5 */ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30360&edit=1
