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Bug #25829 For loops against the alphabet don't function properly
Submitted: 2003-10-10 16:55 UTC Modified: 2003-10-10 17:50 UTC
From: tim at timcrider dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5CVS-2003-10-10 (dev) OS: Red Hat 9.0
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-10-10 16:55 UTC] tim at timcrider dot com
Description:
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When trying to loop 'a' through 'z' using 
for ($i = 'a'; $i < 'z'; $i++)
 print $i;

it loops a-y as it should, but when you try

for ($i = 'a'; $i <= 'z'; $i++)
  print $i;

instead of going a-z it goes a-yz doubling up the letters after a-z

a-z
aa-az
ba-bz
ca-cz
... etc

 I know this breaks under php5, and under php4.

Reproduce code:
---------------
 for ($i = 'a'; $i < 'z'; ++$i)  
 {
   print "$i\n";
 }

and

 for ($i = 'a'; $i <= 'z'; ++$i)  
 {
   print "$i\n";
 }

Expected result:
----------------
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

(seperated by new lines)

Actual result:
--------------
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeaf....yxyyyz

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 [2003-10-10 17:50 UTC] elmicha@php.net
It's a feature, not a bug. See <http://www.php.net/language.operators.increment>.
 
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