#32312 [Opn->Ver]: Error in PCRE

ID: 32312 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: xanthor at xanthor dot tk -Status: Open +Status: Verified Bug Type: PCRE related -Operating System: GNU/Linux, Windows&#8482; +Operating System: * -PHP Version: 4.3.10 +PHP Version: 4CVS, 5CVS (2005-03-19) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-03-19 00:07:33] sniper@php.net No, it doesn't return 'bool(true)' as preg_match() returns an integer. Try with something like 'var_dump(preg_match...' Also RTFM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-03-16 21:31:52] xanthor at xanthor dot tk It works with 4.3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-03-15 10:32:34] xanthor at xanthor dot tk Description: ------------ The following code returns a wrong result with some strings, but when we reduce them, it swich back to expected behaviour. Tested on PHP 4.3.10, 4.3.9, 5.0.2, and 5.0.3RC2 PCRE Library Version => 4.5 01-December-2003 Reproduce code: --------------- preg_match("/((.*<.*>.*)*.(.*<.+>.+<.>.+)*b)?/",'<><'.str_repeat('a',14).'>'.str_repeat('a',33).'<a>'.str_repeat('a',92).'<a>'.str_repeat('a',8).'<a>a') Expected result: ---------------- This code should return true Actual result: -------------- The code returns false. Reduce one of the str_repeat, and it'll return true. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32312&edit=1