note 80622 added to function.preg-replace

$val = preg_replace('/^[^>]([.])*[^<]$/', '$1', '<blablablablablablabla>str</blablablablablablabla>'); var_dump($val); result: string(50) "str" Why length is 50? :) ---- Server IP: 88.81.249.248 Probable Submitter: 89.105.242.249 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/80622 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80622/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80622/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80622/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80622/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80622/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80622/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80622 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/80622 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php