#43531 [Opn->Bgs]: Odd escape results from single and double quotes.

ID: 43531 Updated by: felipe@php.net Reported By: isawhim at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Strings related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.2.5 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php See http://br.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.syntax.single Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-12-07 22:20:14] isawhim at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Using an "Escape" \ in certain quotes, results in literal translation. Tested on \r \n \t inside Single and Double quotes. Single Quotes does not escape. Double Quotes escapes. I can not find documentation to explain this behaviour, or warnings on pages, related to places where one might try to use an escape. Processed all Escapes inside any single ' and double " quotes. or... {Possible feature request} SingleQuoteEscape=(all|none|quotes) DoubleQuoteEscape=(all|none|quotes) All = \r \n \t \\ \' {\"} None = literal quoted text, must use CHR strings (Iso), No like-quotes allowed. Quotes = if {'} then \' escape, if {"} then \" escape Reproduce code: --------------- <? $MyString1 = '\tTest1\r\nABC1'; $MyString2 = "\tTest2\r\nABC2"; echo($MyString1.'<BR>'.$MyString2.); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Expected Output: Test1 ABC1 Test2 ABC2 Actual result: -------------- Actual Output: \tTest1\r\nABC1 Test2 ABC2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43531&edit=1