PHP :: Bug #5164 :: PCRE function preg_match returns null [0] in matches

Bug #5164	PCRE function preg_match returns null [0] in matches
Submitted:	2000-06-21 01:27 UTC	Modified:	2000-08-18 21:25 UTC
From:	pzb at lightningcast dot net	Assigned:
Status:	Closed	Package:	Misbehaving function
PHP Version:	4.0 Latest CVS (21/06/2000)	OS:	Linux
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2000-06-21 01:27 UTC] pzb at lightningcast dot net

preg_matches is no longer putting the text that matches the full pattern in the 0th element of the 3rd parameter.

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[2000-06-21 15:40 UTC] andrei at cvs dot php dot net

I can't reproduce this. Try:

<?
preg_match("/<(.+?)>/", "<blockquote> this", $match);
var_dump($match);
?>

For me it outputs:
array(2) {
  [0]=>
  string(12) "<blockquote>"
  [1]=>
  string(10) "blockquote"
}

[2000-08-04 11:28 UTC] stas@php.net

please confirm that this bug still exists and provide short reproducing code.

[2000-08-18 21:25 UTC] sniper@php.net

No feedback from user.

--Jani

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