#43533 [Com]: escapeshellarg('') returns null

From: Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:31:00 +0000
Subject: #43533 [Com]: escapeshellarg('') returns null
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ID: 43533 Comment by: crrodriguez at suse dot de Reported By: josephk at etelos dot com Status: Open Bug Type: *Directory/Filesystem functions Operating System: Cent OS 5 PHP Version: 5.2.5 New Comment: 5_2 returns NULL (wrong value) , for some reason 5_3 is right. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-12-08 10:59:06] felipe@php.net In PHP 5.3.0-dev (cli) (built: Dec 7 2007 22:22:09) it shows: string(2) "''" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-12-08 02:58:26] josephk at etelos dot com Description: ------------ escapeshellarg() returns null when passed an empty string instead of returning an empty string. The documentation doesn't say anything about giving a return value of null. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php var_dump(escapeshellarg('')); ?> Expected result: ---------------- string '' Actual result: -------------- null ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43533&edit=1

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