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Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return

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Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> writes:

> On 11/5/2014 9:32 AM, the pedantic troll Thomas 'Pointed Head' Lahn wrote:
>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> 
>>> [abuse] Thomas 'Pointed Head' Lahn wrote:
>>>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>>> On 11/4/2014 12:58 PM, Christoph M. Becker wrote:
>>>>>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>>>>> I think the proper idiom is “to kill two birds with one stone”.  This
>>>>>>> appears to be debug code, and if you pass “true” as second parameter
>>>>>>> to print_r(), it returns the output instead of printing it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good catch! At least a plausible explanation for the strange construct.
>>>>>> […]
>>>>> No, the OP already indicated the value was a simple string, not an array
>>>>> or object reference, so the print_r() is unnecessary (and potentially
>>>>> confusing).
>>>> Which part of “debug code” did you not understand?
>>>
>>> Which part of "unnecessary code" did you not understand?
>> 
>> It is unnecessary only *in your humble opinion*.  However, in *debug* code 
>> one wants to have a contingency plan.  One does not want to get the string 
>> representation of a non-string value when you can inspect the unusual array 
>> or object instead.
>> 
>>> [abuse]
>> 
>> Just go away.
>>  
>> 
>
> This is why you're so stoopid.  The variable being debugged is a STRING
> - as the OP said.  It's not an array.  It's not an object.  It's a
> STRING.  But you don't understand the difference.
>
> Yes, please go away.  Pedantic trolls like you are not welcome here.
>
> And on the way out, don't let the door hit you in the butt.  You might
> get a brain concussion.

I did a quick test and there is a difference between using a plain
string and a string wrapped in print_r when you store a
an invalid character in the string and run the script via mod_php.

Try the following snippet:

<?php
header('Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8');

$string = chr(980); // Some garbage
echo 'The echo: '.$string;
echo 'The print_r: '.print_r($string, TRUE);
?>

You will notice that the character is not sent to the browser when
passed through print_r (it is via the CLI though, so not sure if this is
a mod_php feature).

Changing the encoding to ISO will pass it in both cases (as it is a
valid character in that set).



-- 
Matthew Carter (m@ahungry.com)
http://ahungry.com

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Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Dave Patoch <earthlydilemma@gmail.com> - 2014-11-04 06:20 -0800
  Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-04 16:08 +0100
    Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Dave Patoch <earthlydilemma@gmail.com> - 2014-11-04 07:27 -0800
      Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-04 16:58 +0100
        Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-04 18:58 +0100
          Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-04 13:54 -0500
            Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-05 14:27 +0100
              Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 08:46 -0500
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-05 15:32 +0100
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 10:44 -0500
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Matthew Carter <m@ahungry.com> - 2014-11-05 15:50 -0500
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 16:59 -0500
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-05 23:56 +0100
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-06 04:30 +0100
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 22:53 -0500
  Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-05 15:07 +0000
    Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 10:47 -0500
      Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Matthew Carter <m@ahungry.com> - 2014-11-05 15:51 -0500
        Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 17:00 -0500
          Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Matthew Carter <m@ahungry.com> - 2014-11-05 22:35 -0500
            Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 22:55 -0500
            Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-06 04:26 +0000
              Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Matthew Carter <m@ahungry.com> - 2014-11-06 00:09 -0500
                Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-06 23:59 +0000
            Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-06 18:43 +0100
        Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-06 02:39 +0000
      Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-06 02:44 +0000
        Re: Purpose for a str_replace with an embedded print_r return Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-11-05 22:56 -0500

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