From: akam at akameng dot com
Operating system: Windows XP SP2
PHP version: 5.2.6
PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Bug description: Un expexted result of empty string key of array
Description:
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due to this line of php manual:
"Using the empty string as a key will create (or overwrite) a key
with the empty string and its value;"
but empty string key will work.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
$test = array('zero' => 'php.net', '' => 'php.net', "" => 'php.net' );
//test
echo $test['zero']."\n<br />"; //output: php.net
echo $test['']."\n<br />"; //output: php.net
echo $test[""]."\n<br />"; //output: php.net
foreach ($test as $key => $value ){
echo "\$key = $key and \$value = $value \n<br />";
}
//out put
/*
$key = zero and $value = php.net
$key = and $value = php.net
*/
?>
Expected result:
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php.net
php.net
Actual result:
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php.net
php.net
php.net
php.net
php.net
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Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46154&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46154&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
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Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46154&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46154&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46154&r=php4
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46154&r=dst
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