#30033 [Opn->Csd]: unpack('n') never returns negative values

From: Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:15:52 +0000
Subject: #30033 [Opn->Csd]: unpack('n') never returns negative values
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ID: 30033 Updated by: yannick@php.net Reported By: jsgoupil at lookstrike dot com -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: WinXP - Linux PHP Version: 5.0.1 Assigned To: yannick 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-09-14 13:50:46] vrana@php.net We usually state translation bugs as bogus but I hope French translation team close this soon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-09-09 08:26:10] jsgoupil at lookstrike dot com OMG, i saw your message and I was angry ! but i check and in French it is written "entier court signé" so it means "signed short" It means that there is a doc error. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-09-09 08:04:34] derick@php.net Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Thank you for your interest in PHP. http://php.net/pack: n unsigned short (always 16 bit, big endian byte order) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-09-09 06:21:40] jsgoupil at lookstrike dot com Description: ------------ With the following code, i receive the max positive value. Same error in PHP4.3.7. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $val = -1; $val2 = pack('n',$val); $val3 = unpack('nint',$val2); echo $val3['int']; ?> Expected result: ---------------- -1 Actual result: -------------- 65535 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30033&edit=1

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