Req #62573 [NEW]: New String operators
From: thbley at gmail dot com
Operating system:
PHP version: Irrelevant
Package: *General Issues
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description:New String operators
Description:
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~ = matches substring (contains operator)
^~ = matches beginning of string (begins with operator)
~^ = matches ending of string (ends with operator)
$str = "abcdef";
old:
if (strpos($str, "bcd")!==false) {} // true
if (strpos($str, "abc")===0) {} // true
if (strpos($str, "def")===3) {} // true
new:
if ($str ~ "bcd") {} // true
if ($str ^~ "abc") {} // true
if ($str ~^ "def") {} // true
Test script:
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$str = "abcdef";
assertTrue($str ~ "bcd");
assertTrue($str ^~ "abc");
assertTrue($str ~^ "def");
assertFalse($str ~ "aef");
assertFalse($str ^~ "bcd");
assertFalse($str ~^ "abc");
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Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62573&edit=1
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Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=trysnapshot54
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Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=fixed
Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=needdocs
Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=needscript
Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=support
Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=notwrong
Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=php4
Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=dst
IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=float
No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62573&r=mysqlcfg
Thread (3 messages)
- thbley at gmail dot com