#46872 [NEW]: fgetcsv escape character is misleading
From: jordan dot raub at dataxltd dot com
Operating system: *
PHP version: Irrelevant
PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem
Bug description: fgetcsv escape character is misleading
Description:
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the documentation is misleading for fgetcsv.
\ is not the escape char for 5.2.8
double double quotes ("") will escape a double quote w/in a field.
I think the functionality is correct as is, so the docs should just be
changed.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values
Reproduce code:
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<?php
$fileContents = <<<EOD
"quote \"testing\"",""
"quote ""testing""",""
EOD;
$handle = fopen('php://memory', 'w');
fwrite($handle, $fileContents);
fseek($handle, 0);
while(!feof($handle))
{
var_dump(fgetcsv($handle));
}
Expected result:
----------------
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(15) "quote "testing""
[1]=>
string(4) "test"
}
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(17) "quote ""testing"""
[1]=>
string(4) "test"
}
Actual result:
--------------
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(17) "quote \"testing\""
[1]=>
string(4) "test"
}
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(15) "quote "testing""
[1]=>
string(4) "test"
}
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- jordan dot raub at dataxltd dot com