Doc #71648 [Csd]: [DE] substr('abc', 3) returns string(0) "" for php7

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71648&edit=1 ID: 71648 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: sigma_z at sigma-scripts dot de Summary: [DE] substr('abc', 3) returns string(0) "" for php7 Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Translation problem Operating System: Ubuntu 14 PHP Version: 7.0Git-2016-02-23 (snap) Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Until the online docs are updated with @cmb's change, look at the English version. http://php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php - The Changelog specifically states what changed. - Example #4 shows the behaviors of substr with different inputs. Part 6) shows what happens if you call the function with $start == strlen($string), and shows it both for PHP 7 (empty string) and for PHP 5 (false). - The Errors/Exceptions example shows it returning false with $start=2 (beyond the end of the string) instead of $start=1 (at the end). Is that enough to show that the behavior has changed with PHP 7? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-02-23 21:26:27] sigma_z at sigma-scripts dot de When you like to see this issue as documentation (translation) problem instead of a bug at http://php.net/manual/de/function.substr.php and think it could be easily solved by just changing the default value for argument $start, then I'd like insist that the documentation will show the different version behaviors, for example like this: <?php var_dump(substr('a', 1)); // bool(false) if php version < 7 var_dump(substr('a', 1)); // string(2)"" if php version >= 7 ?> In my option it still seems more a bug than a desired behavior. I see no value in this new behavior for php7, but may be you can change my mind. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-02-23 11:51:25] cmb@php.net This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-02-23 11:50:47] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=338652 Log: synced with EN (fixes #71648: [DE] substr('abc', 3) returns string(0) &quot;&quot; for php7) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-02-23 08:51:07] requinix@php.net German translation is out of date. http://php.net/manual/de/function.substr.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-02-23 08:04:41] sigma_z at sigma-scripts dot de Description: ------------ When using substr on the end of a given string than it returns an emtpy string instead of a boolean false for php7 or greater. Test script: --------------- for php < 7 <?php substr('abc', 3) returns false ?> for php >= 7 <?php substr('abc', 3) returns string(0) "" ?> The documentation says (which does not apply for php7): <?php var_dump(substr('a', 1)); // bool(false) ?> Expected result: ---------------- Whether update the documentation on http://php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php if this is the desired behavior or fix substr() when trying to get the string on the end of the given string. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71648&edit=1