#48332 [Opn->Bgs]: Why are regular expressions mentioned in the section about double quoted string

From: Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 14:17:27 +0000
Subject: #48332 [Opn->Bgs]: Why are regular expressions mentioned in the section about double quoted string
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ID: 48332 Updated by: rquadling@php.net Reported By: jward at crinet dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: The regular expression is describing how to write an octal number. \0 to \777 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-05-19 14:10:28] jward at crinet dot com Description: ------------ Why are regular expressions mentioned in the section about double quoted string? On what string do the regex operate on? Where are the results? Where is the example? What could "foo \[0-7]{1,3}" mean? and why would any one write it? Reproduce code: --------------- --- From manual page: language.types.string --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48332&edit=1

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