#32785 [Asn->Csd]: negative limit doesn't work in explode()

ID: 32785 Updated by: vrana@php.net Reported By: proton@php.net -Status: Assigned +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux PHP Version: 4.3.10 Assigned To: nlopess 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. Warning added. I agree with sniper that documenting not-yet-existing features is work for a work. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-21 01:31:37] philip@php.net The documentation does mention this: If the limit parameter is negative, all components except the last limit are returned. This feature was added in PHP 5.1.0. Sure the 5.1+ example could have a comment specifying this version requirement but no need to get all crazy! :) When the explode() docs get converted to the new doc style the change will be much clearer as each function now has a CHANGELOG. We document future versions too, it's the way it is. A more appropriate question is "why not" but anyway it's so people using the manual can handle/know future changes/additions, and that we don't forget to document these changes. See also: http://php.net/manual/en/about.phpversions.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-21 00:49:40] sniper@php.net Assigned to Nuno: Thanks for wasting our time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-21 00:45:31] sniper@php.net Also: Why the hell do you doc people put something like this in the manual WHEN THERE IS NO SUCH RELEASE ever made with such feature(s)???!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-21 00:43:54] sniper@php.net Reclassified as documentation problem: The examples should have BIG note about the being like that only with PHP 5.1!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-21 00:03:55] proton@php.net It does the same on current PHP-version also. nandus% uname -a FreeBSD nandus.mikrolahti.fi 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Tue Apr 19 23:27:27 EEST 2005 root@nandus.mikrolahti.fi:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NANDUS i386 nandus% cat explode.php <?php $str = 'one|two|three|four'; // positive limit print_r(explode('|', $str, 2)); // negative limit print_r(explode('|', $str, -1)); ?> nandus% php explode.php Content-type: text/html X-Powered-By: PHP/5.0.4 Array ( [0] => one [1] => two|three|four ) Array ( [0] => one [1] => two [2] => three [3] => four ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/32785 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32785&edit=1