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Doc Bug #42730 PREG Named Subpattern Syntax Wrong In Docs
Submitted: 2007-09-21 18:47 UTC Modified: 2007-09-24 08:08 UTC
From: php at finalresort dot org Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: N/A
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-09-21 18:47 UTC] php at finalresort dot org 
Description:
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In the documentation for PCRE, Pattern Syntax, there is a bug. Searching 
for "named subpatterns", we find:

"Since PHP 4.3.3, (?1), (?2) and so on can be used for recursive 
subpatterns too. It is also possible to use named subpatterns: (?
P>foo)."

The syntax mentioned for named subpatterns is incorrect. The correct 
syntax is:

(?P<name>pattern)

Example URL to the documentation: http://us.php.net/manual/en/
reference.pcre.pattern.syntax.php

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 [2007-09-24 08:08 UTC] rquadling@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the
online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time
to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient.

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better.
 [2020-02-07 06:10 UTC] phpdocbot@php.net 
Automatic comment on behalf of rquadling
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/en.git;a=commit;h=f47464539088da2819ce6e8d6ca059b71d80229b
Log: Fix #42730
 
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