#23604 [Opn->Ver]: Problem with negative indices

From: Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 21:28:36 +0000
Subject: #23604 [Opn->Ver]: Problem with negative indices
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 ID:               23604
 Updated by:       sniper@php.net
 Reported By:      nicolas at van-lancker dot be
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Verified
-Bug Type:         Arrays related
+Bug Type:         Scripting Engine problem
-Operating System: Windows 2000
+Operating System: any
-PHP Version:      4.3.1
+PHP Version:      4.3.2-RC3-dev
 New Comment:

With latest CVS I get this:

array(2) {
  [-6]=>
  string(2) "me"
  [0]=>
  string(3) "you"
}

Obvious bug..but should it be fixed is another question.
(the backwards-compatibility hell..)



Previous Comments:
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[2003-05-13 07:53:04] nicolas at van-lancker dot be

This is what the documentation says :

If you omit a key, the maximum of the integer-indices is taken, and the
new key will be that maximum + 1. As integers can be negative, this is
also true for negative indices. Having e.g. the highest index being -6
will result in -5 being the new key. If no integer-indices exist yet,
the key will be 0 (zero).

My code :

<?php
	$arr[-6] = "me";
	$arr[] = "you";
?>

"you" is not stored in $arr[-5] but in $arr[0]
$arr[-4] does not exist...

This behaviour is undesired I guess...




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