From: michael dot nm at mail dot dk
Operating system: windows web server 2003
PHP version: 5.1.4
PHP Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function
Bug description: swtich case structure faulty string usage
Description:
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When using a variable og type String, the switch structure behaives odd.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
$modes = array("byId", "byName", "asSelect", "", null, "as", "Id", "Name",
"Select");
print "<pre>";
print_r($modes);
print "</pre>";
foreach($modes as $mode) {
print $mode;
switch($mode) {
case "case1":
print "<div>case1 => uses ".$mode."</div>";
break;
case "case2" || "case3":
print "<div>case2 or case3 => uses ".$mode."</div>";
break;
default:
print "<div>default => cannot use ".$mode."</div>";
}
}
?>
Expected result:
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Array
(
[0] => byId
[1] => byName
[2] => asSelect
[3] =>
[4] =>
[5] => as
[6] => Id
[7] => Name
[8] => Select
)
byId
default => cannot use
byName
default => cannot use
asSelect
default => cannot use
("" and null)
default => cannot use
default => cannot use
as
default => cannot use
Id
default => cannot use
Name
default => cannot use
Select
default => cannot use
Actual result:
--------------
Array
(
[0] => byId
[1] => byName
[2] => asSelect
[3] =>
[4] =>
[5] => as
[6] => Id
[7] => Name
[8] => Select
)
byId
case2 or case3 => uses byId
byName
case2 or case3 => uses byName
asSelect
case2 or case3 => uses asSelect
default => cannot use
default => cannot use
as
case2 or case3 => uses as
Id
case2 or case3 => uses Id
Name
case2 or case3 => uses Name
Select
case2 or case3 => uses Select
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37825&edit=1
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Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=trysnapshot44
Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=trysnapshot52
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=trysnapshot60
Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37825&r=mysqlcfg
