ID: 29712
Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reported By: liit at geeksbynature dot dk
-Status: Open
+Status: Analyzed
-Bug Type: *Regular Expressions
+Bug Type: Documentation problem
Operating System: Gentoo Linux
PHP Version: 4.3.8
New Comment:
ereg() returns the length of the matched string on success,
the documentation is wrong.
Previous Comments:
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[2004-08-16 20:57:24] liit at geeksbynature dot dk
Description:
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The function ereg() either returns (boolean)FALSE or (int)1, and not
(boolean)FALSE or (boolean)TRUE
Reproduce code:
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echo gettype(ereg("foo","foo"));
echo gettype(ereg("foo","bar"));
Expected result:
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boolean
boolean
Actual result:
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integer
boolean
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