Re: Bug #11611 Updated: nl2br() outputting invalid <br> tags

On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, lenar wrote: > Shouldn't there be an optional flag to nl2br to change the behavior of function to what it > used to be. > Just there's no point in <br /> like tags when the rest of your code is just > generating HTML compliant output, > not XHTML. <br /> is HTML compliant too, and there is no single browser who doesn't get it. Derick > > Ok, somebody can always use something like str_replace("\n", "<br>", > $text) to get the old functionality. > > lenar. > > <sniper@php.net> wrote in message > news:20010622130720.29368.qmail@php2.chek.com... > > ID: 11611 > > Updated by: sniper > > Reported By: nutbar@chemlab.org > > Old-Status: Closed > > Status: Bogus > > Bug Type: Strings related > > Operating system: > > PHP Version: 4.0.5 > > Assigned To: > > Comments: > > > > Could this be even more bogus? :) > > > > > > Previous Comments: > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > [2001-06-22 04:39:51] derick@php.net > > It's XHTML compliant > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > [2001-06-21 22:13:10] nutbar@chemlab.org > > put this into a test php file: > > > > <?php > > $temp = "this isnna testn"; > > printf("%s", nl2br($temp)); > > ?> > > > > and you should get this as output from your webserver: > > > > this is<br /> > > <br /> > > a test<br /> > > > > I have confirmed this to be also an issue in the 4.0.6 release candidates, but I do not > > know when this all of a sudden became an issue. I'd like to know why it's creating <br > > /> tags instead of <br> tags :) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email! > > To reply, use the web interface found at > > http://bugs.php.net/?id=11611&edit=2 > > > > > > -- > > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > >