#3792 [Opn->Bgs]: ä (e.g.) is converted to � when you got it from hidden form field

[hholzgra]

 ID:               3792
 Updated by:       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Reported By:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Bogus
 Bug Type:         Misbehaving function
 Operating System: Linux 2.2.x
 PHP Version:      3.0.14
 New Comment:

browser problem

php can't even determine the field type data came from,
so there is no chance that it mangles hidden fields only


Previous Comments:
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[2000-03-10 09:12:11] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

If the value in a HTML-form-field (input-tag; type=hidden) is an
HTML-Entitie (like " or > etc.)
these Entities are converted to their real meenings (", > etc.)
automatically, when you use the variablees in a Script after sending.

This should NOT be!

In an input-field TYPE=TEXT it IS NOT!

The metthod (GET or POST) does'nt matter.

Test Script: (look at source HTML-Source) after button is clicked.
----8<--------
<form method=get action=<? echo $PHP_SELF; ?>>
<input type=hidden name=test value="&auml;">
<input type=submit value=TEST>
</form>

<?
if (isset($test)) {
echo "\$test (normal HTML) : $test<br>";
str_replace("&","&amp;",$test); //convert "&" to "&amp" to display
&auml;
echo "\$test ( Plaintext ) : $test (should be: &amp;auml;)";
}
?>      
----->8-------

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