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Bug #42107 sscanf broken when using %2$s type format parameters
Submitted: 2007-07-26 00:54 UTC Modified: 2007-07-26 15:24 UTC
From: mike at theupstairsroom dot com Assigned: jani (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Strings related
PHP Version: 5.2.3 OS: CentOS
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-07-26 00:54 UTC] mike at theupstairsroom dot com 
Description:
------------
Unexpected results returned when using positioned parameters in sscanf()

Reproduce code:
---------------
$test = sscanf('test string', '%2$s %1$s');
print_r($test);

Expected result:
----------------
array(
   [0] => 'string',
   [1] => 'test'
)

Actual result:
--------------
Array
(
    [0] => 
    [1] => 
    [3] => test
    [2] => string
)

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 [2007-07-26 14:27 UTC] jani@php.net 
Fix prepared. Running test now..
 [2007-07-26 15:24 UTC] jani@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in CVS.

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