Bug #80569 [Opn->Nab]: preg_match no empty (null or "") values in matches

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80569&edit=1 ID: 80569 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: shardlow dot a at gmail dot com Summary: preg_match no empty (null or "") values in matches -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug -Package: *Regular Expressions +Package: PCRE related Operating System: OSX Catalina PHP Version: 7.4.13 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Use PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-12-31 17:08:08] shardlow dot a at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/function.preg-match --- Test script: --------------- //print_r($_GET); //$value = '1:2.3'; //$value = '1:2'; $value = '2'; $matches = ''; preg_match('/^(\d{1,2}:)?(\d{1,2})(\.\d{1,2})?$/', $value, $matches); echo '<br>'; echo '<br>'; print_r($matches); echo '<br>'; echo phpversion(); Expected result: ---------------- Array ( [0] => 2 [1] => [2] => 2 [3]=>) 7.3.11 Actual result: -------------- Array ( [0] => 2 [1] => [2] => 2 ) 7.3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80569&edit=1