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Doc Bug #35866 php.net/substr does not reflect the removal of curly braces from PHP 5
Submitted: 2006-01-01 08:16 UTC Modified: 2006-01-01 13:07 UTC
From: false dot hopes at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Irrelevant
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-01-01 08:16 UTC] false dot hopes at gmail dot com
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Individual characters in strings can no longer be accessed by the use of curly braces. Square brackets still work and are now the preferred method


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 [2006-01-01 13:07 UTC] nlopess@php.net
No, this is not true. The curly braces were never removed from PHP. An earlier RC had a warning about them, but it was removed.
 
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