ID:               25494
 User updated by:  enygma at phpdeveloper dot org
 Reported By:      enygma at phpdeveloper dot org
 Status:           Bogus
 Bug Type:         Arrays related
 Operating System: Red Hat Linux
 PHP Version:      4.3.2
 New Comment:

it still seems silly to me that a string passed into an array function
was taken without so much as a warning. even more strange that it was
suddenly treated as an array and merged into the other valid array.

maybe a warning would be enough to deter this in the future?


Previous Comments:
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[2003-09-11 11:42:26] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

If you use var_dump() in place of print_r(), you'd see 
that it's not a mysterious value, it's 'false'. The 
boolean value is being converted to an array index in 
array_merge(). (Any value would produce similar results -- 
$array1=4; would produce an array value of 
$last_array[0]==4.) 
 
array_intersect() does a type check before it does 
anything, which is why the warning comes up. 
 
While it seems inconsistent, I can't see this being 
changed because it would affect BC (albeit BC on a 
somewhat obscure, undocumented feature). Somebody correct 
me here if I'm wrong. So I'm bogusing it for now. 
 
J 

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[2003-09-11 11:42:19] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

1. Please use var_dump() instead of print_r()
2. The value in the merged array is (bool) false

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[2003-09-11 10:59:27] enygma at phpdeveloper dot org

array_merge_recursive() shows the same behavior
array_intersect(), however, doesn't and gives a correct warning message

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[2003-09-11 10:57:27] enygma at phpdeveloper dot org

Description:
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Code:
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$array1=false; 
$array2=array("test"=>"1","testing"=>"2");
$last_array=array_merge($array1,$array2); 
echo "<pre>"; print_r($last_array); echo "</pre>";
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Result:
---------------------------------------
Array
(
    [0] => 
    [test] => 1
    [testing] => 2
)
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Please note that not only does array_merge allow the "false" to be
passed in, but when it is, a mysterious [0] appears in the results
(null array value?)

Reproduce code:
---------------
<?php
$array1=false;
$array2=array("test"=>"1","testing"=>"2");
$last_array=array_merge($array1,$array2);
echo "<pre>"; print_r($last_array); echo "</pre>";
?>

Expected result:
----------------
Either an "invalid argument" for the "false" being passed in, or no
extra Null array value appended to the resulting array.

Actual result:
--------------
Array
(
    [0] => 
    [test] => 1
    [testing] => 2
)


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