parse_ini_file parse_ini_string bug when when INI_SCANNER_TYPED

[GajowyJ]

Description

The following code:

<?php
$txt = "variable = -00 20 30";
$ret=parse_ini_string($txt,FALSE,INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
var_dump($ret['variable']);

Resulted in this output:

string(7) "0 20 30"

But I expected this output instead:

string(9) "-00 20 30"

or

int(0)

PHP Version

PHP 8.1.17

Operating System

Windows 10

[iluuu1994]

The INI scanner converts each token (word) independently. If it is convertible (analogous to is_numeric in PHP) it will be, no matter where after = it appears. https://3v4l.org/0BjuD We might want to try converting the values only in the parser when they appear as standalone values (i.e. when they aren't part of some other expression). I'll give that a shot.

[GajowyJ]

@iluuu1994
Nothing has changed in PHP v 8.1.18. The issue still exists. Shouldn't the ticket be reopened?

[damianwadley]

@GajowyJ The fix has only been added to master, which means as things are now it will only be present in the next series of PHP (probably 8.3).

@iluuu1994 Is that intentional?

[iluuu1994]

This was indeed intentional because the changes were non-trivial and affect all of ini parsing. Sorry @GajowyJ, my communication was clearly inadequate here.

[iluuu1994]

@GajowyJ The way you can avoid this at the moment is to wrap the value in double quotes (""). https://3v4l.org/QSBA3

[GajowyJ]

@iluuu1994 @damianwadley
Thank you for the clarification.