#32495 [NEW]: Echo not producing correct result.

From: mike at cocoweb dot co dot uk Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 5.0.3 PHP Bug Type: Strings related Bug description: Echo not producing correct result. Description: ------------ Unexpected output with echo statement. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php // Expression 1 echo 'echo "<bob ".func()."></bob>";'; // Newline for "view source" echo "\n"; // Expression 2 echo 'echo "<bob value=".func()."></bob>";'; // Newline for "view source" echo "\n"; // Expression 3 echo 'echo "bob ".func()."></bob>";'; ?> Expected result: ---------------- echo "<bob ".func()."></bob>"; echo "<bob value=".func()."></bob>"; echo "bob ".func()."></bob>"; // Note extra newlines for ease of reading. Actual result: -------------- echo "<bob .func().></bob>"; echo "<bob value=".func()."></bob>"; echo "bob ".func()."></bob>"; Line 2 and 3 are expected. Line 1 is just plain weird! Note that the '=' after 'value' makes the output work correctly. Bizarre. I have looked in PHP books, the web and asked a couple of experts all to no avail. You can reduce the original code down to: echo 'echo "<bob =".func()."></bob>";'; and it will give expected result! But remove the equals sign and the bug will occur. Also note removing the first < (i.e. before bob) will work too. (see expression 3). I'm possibly having a REALLY bad coding day and making a REALLY simple error... -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32495&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32495&r=mysqlcfg