Bug #66053 [Nab]: var_Export / var_dump error

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66053&edit=1 ID: 66053 User updated by: remco dot pc at gmail dot com Reported by: remco dot pc at gmail dot com Summary: var_Export / var_dump error Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: Windows 7 PHP Version: 5.5.5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: ok thanks for the explanation Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-11-07 20:24:36] requinix@php.net Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Operator precedence: "test:".$nr+1 => ("test:".$nr)+1 => 1 You want var_dump('test:' . ($nr + 1)); var_export('test:' . ($nr + 1)); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-11-07 20:21:39] remco dot pc at gmail dot com Description: ------------ when useing var_dump or var_export with the following code it goes wrong: $nr = 0; var_dump('test:'. $nr + 1); // result = int(1) var_export('test:'. $nr +1); //result = int(1) //expected string 'test:1' var_dump('test:' . $nr); // result = 'test:0' string(6) var_export('test:') . $nr); // result = 'test:0' string(6) //ok ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66053&edit=1