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Bug #29883 isset gives invalid values on strings
Submitted: 2004-08-29 13:11 UTC Modified: 2004-12-01 15:03 UTC
From: tomas_matousek at hotmail dot com Assigned: andi (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.0.1 OS: WinXP
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-08-29 13:11 UTC] tomas_matousek at hotmail dot com 
Description:
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isset applied on a string with negative index returns true.
It should return false.

Reproduce code:
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$x = "bug";
var_dump(isset($x[-1]));

Expected result:
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bool(false)

Actual result:
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bool(true)

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 [2004-11-29 15:11 UTC] [email protected] 
Andi, please, review & commit these two patches:
http://tony2001.phpclub.net/dev/tmp/bug29883_5_0.diff
http://tony2001.phpclub.net/dev/tmp/bug29883_HEAD.diff

The bug really affects BC issues and should have been fixed long ago IMO.
 [2004-12-01 15:03 UTC] [email protected] 
Fixed in CVS HEAD and PHP_5_0.
 
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