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Bug #37770 'For' cycle bad work
Submitted: 2006-06-09 18:51 UTC Modified: 2006-06-09 19:36 UTC
From: sorrentino at ingv dot it Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.4.2 OS: Linux Slackware
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-06-09 18:51 UTC] sorrentino at ingv dot it 
Description:
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cyclyng (with for and while) from 'A' to 'Z' the cycle doesn't stop to 'Z' but continue, passing from 'AA', 'till 'YZ'

ps.
the bug was submitted here too
<http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=15597> 
on date: 18 Feb 2002
php version: 4.1.1
and is still present in php4.4.2 and in php5.2-200606091630

Reproduce code:
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<?
for($i='A'; $i<='Z'; $i++)
        echo $i . ", ";
?>

Expected result:
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A, B, C, ..., Z

Actual result:
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A, B, C, ..., Z, AA, AB, AC, ..., YW, YX, YY, YZ

i can't post a backtrace because the program exit normally, without a crash :-(

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 [2006-06-09 19:36 UTC] judas dot iscariote at gmail dot com 
altough this is not a bug, because this is the expected, correct behaviuor, the documentation do not mention this feature, and can be confusing for newbies.

I suggest you reclassify this as a documentation problem.and read this comment http://cl2.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.for.php#42850 to get the result you expect, also make sure to ask in a support forum next time.
 [2006-06-09 19:36 UTC] derick@php.net 
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

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