Re: Zero Width Space on the functions list

On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 9:57 AM Allan <allanforms@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi there, I used the search bar on the site for "each", to access the > each() function and search for another array function I was looking for, > which was "array_key_exists". > When I was on the each function page I hit the CTRL+F combination on > Firefox to search "key_ex". So while I was typing "key_" the matched > functions were highlighted, but when I added "e" turning the search into > "key_e" there were no words found. After that, I CTRL+C and CTRL+V the > "array_key_exists" text from the site and placed it into the search bar of > the browser, and there was a match. Realizing the strange behavior of the > search bar I started to erase the last characters of it: when the "exists" > word was was delete I had to hit backspace twice to erase the "_", and it > happened again when I delete the "key" and continued to delete the other > "_". Curious with that strange thing, I pasted the content on the vi > editor, and a "<200b>" was placed after the "_" char. > Is there a real necessity of placing this character after every underscore > on the function list? Why it was there after all? > I'm sorry for the inconvenience of my request. > Thank you for your time. IIRC is has to do with optional line wrapping. IIRC, at the time the <wbr /> tag was not widely supported, which is probably the "correct" answer today.