#30488 [Opn->Bgs]: Associative array key called on string returns first character

ID: 30488 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: azmoo at azmoo dot net -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.0.2 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php This is expected, no bug here! Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-10-20 06:35:36] azmoo at azmoo dot net Description: ------------ If referencing an associative array key on a string (which we shouldn't be doing, obviously), it seems to make the key equal 0, and consequently returns the first character of the string. I expected this to return NULL. Reproduce code: --------------- $string = 'This is a string!'; var_dump($string['key']); Expected result: ---------------- NULL Actual result: -------------- 'T' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30488&edit=1