#46912 [Opn]: poorly choosen/ambigous example

ID: 46912 User updated by: scott at thebrain dot ca Reported By: scott at thebrain dot ca Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: Current: $var = strspn("42 is the answer, what is the question ...", "1234567890"); will assign 2 to $var... Span length of 2 can be confused with character data '2'. Suggestion: $var = strspn("AB is the answer, what is the question ...", "ABCDEFGHIJ"); will assign 2 to $var... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-12-19 23:29:10] scott at thebrain dot ca Description: ------------ Current: $var = strspn("42 is the answer, what is the question ...", "1234567890"); will assign 2 to $var... Index position 2 can be confused with character data '2'. Suggestion: $var = strspn("AB is the answer, what is the question ...", "ABCDEFGHIJ"); will assign 2 to $var... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46912&edit=1