Doc #78168 [Ver->Csd]: Reference Format is \n instead of \\n

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78168&edit=1 ID: 78168 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: michael dot nique at gmx dot de Summary: Reference Format is \n instead of \\n -Status: Verified +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: PCRE related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: 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. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-03-10 09:11:09] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=349366 Log: Fix #78168: Reference Format is \n instead of \\n ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-15 02:17:45] requinix@php.net \\n is because people are liable to use double-quoted strings so the backslash would have to be escaped. Doubled backslashes will work for both types of strings without needing a second thought. But IMO the section there is a bit overzealous on the "you need doubled backslashes" when the truth is that PCRE only wants one, so maybe it could be adjusted a bit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-14 20:44:36] michael dot nique at gmx dot de Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/function.preg-replace --- The documentation states: "replacement may contain references of the form \\n or $n" I think it should be "\n" instead of "\\n", see test-script Test script: --------------- echo(preg_replace('/#.*#/', 'A\0B', '#test#')); Expected result: ---------------- A\0B Actual result: -------------- A#test#B ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78168&edit=1