#32785 [Opn]: negative limit doesn't work in explode()

ID: 32785 User updated by: proton@php.net Reported By: proton@php.net Status: Open Bug Type: Arrays related Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux PHP Version: 4.3.10 New Comment: It does the same on current PHP-version also. nandus% uname -a FreeBSD nandus.mikrolahti.fi 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Tue Apr 19 23:27:27 EEST 2005 root@nandus.mikrolahti.fi:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NANDUS i386 nandus% cat explode.php <?php $str = 'one|two|three|four'; // positive limit print_r(explode('|', $str, 2)); // negative limit print_r(explode('|', $str, -1)); ?> nandus% php explode.php Content-type: text/html X-Powered-By: PHP/5.0.4 Array ( [0] => one [1] => two|three|four ) Array ( [0] => one [1] => two [2] => three [3] => four ) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-20 23:55:39] derick@php.net You switched actual and expected though... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-20 23:45:39] proton@php.net Description: ------------ http://www.php.net/explode Manual gives an example of limit-parameter used in explode(). Example 2 shows negative limit-value example and it seems not working like expected. Test-code at web: http://mikrolahti.fi/explode.php Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $str = 'one|two|three|four'; // positive limit print_r(explode('|', $str, 2)); // negative limit print_r(explode('|', $str, -1)); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Array ( [0] => one [1] => two|three|four ) Array ( [0] => one [1] => two [2] => three ) Actual result: -------------- Array ( [0] => one [1] => two|three|four ) Array ( [0] => one [1] => two [2] => three [3] => four ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32785&edit=1