#24159 [NEW]: Php starts indexing from zero if lowest index is negative

From: rsen010 at ec dot auckland dot ac dot nz Operating system: windos 2000 PHP version: 4.3.2 PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: Php starts indexing from zero if lowest index is negative Description: ------------ Hi, When I was going through “Chapter 7.types” in PHP manual I found something confusing regarding the following statement “Having e.g. the highest index being -6 will result in -5 being the new key” (under Syntax – specifying with array()).What actually happens is it Php starts indexing from zero if lowest index is negative value unless there is no index of zero. But amazing thing is sometimes it omit some values unless. Just consider the following examples. Ex:1 $a = array(-3=>'February', 'March'); print_r($a); This will prints out the folloiwng > Array ( [-3] => February [0] => March ) Ex:2 $a = array( 'January', '0'=>'a','b', 'c',-3=>'February', 'March'); print_r($a); This will prints out the folloiwng Array ( [0] => a [1] => b [2] => c [-3] => February [3] => March ) Please be kind to check this out if I’m correct and reply me. Thanks Naleen Reproduce code: --------------- $a = array(-3=>'February', 'March'); print_r($a); $a = array( 'January', '0'=>'a','b', 'c',-3=>'February', 'March'); print_r($a); Expected result: ---------------- Array (-3=>February, [-2] => March ); Array ( [1]=>January [0] => a [2] => b [3] => c [-3] => February [4] => March ) Actual result: -------------- Array ([-3] => February [0] => March ) Array ( [0] => a [1] => b [2] => c [-3] => February [3] => March ) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24159&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=24159&r=gnused