#29712 [Csd->Opn]: ereg() does not return TRUE

ID: 29712 User updated by: liit at geeksbynature dot dk Reported By: liit at geeksbynature dot dk -Status: Closed +Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Gentoo Linux PHP Version: 4.3.8 New Comment: ereg() still only returns int(1) or (boolean)FALSE. I've expanded my test-script a bit: <?php $a = ereg("fo","fo"); // Simple test to see if documentation is right (it's not) $b = ereg("bar","foobarbar"); // Is it the position of the first result, that is returned ? (no) $c = ereg("foo","bar"); // A negative test (works) echo $a . ":" . gettype($a). "\n"; echo $b . ":" . gettype($b). "\n"; echo $c . ":" . gettype($c). "\n"; ?> Result: 1:integer 1:integer :boolean According to the docs, it should be: 2:integer 3:integer :boolean Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-08-17 00:40:12] tomsommer@php.net This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. The changes may not appear immediately, since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated. We would therefore like to ask for your patience in this matter. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-08-17 00:12:47] iliaa@php.net ereg() returns the length of the matched string on success, the documentation is wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-08-16 20:57:24] liit at geeksbynature dot dk Description: ------------ The function ereg() either returns (boolean)FALSE or (int)1, and not (boolean)FALSE or (boolean)TRUE Reproduce code: --------------- echo gettype(ereg("foo","foo")); echo gettype(ereg("foo","bar")); Expected result: ---------------- boolean boolean Actual result: -------------- integer boolean ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=29712&edit=1